By V. Chethan Narasimha Mysore/Mysuru: The Krishna Rajendra (K.R.) Hospital, originally built by the erstwhile rulers of Mysore State with the noble intention of providing affordable healthcare to the people of Mysuru and surrounding areas, has sadly transformed into a place of misery for the less fortunate. Despite successive Governments investing in much-needed infrastructure for…
Mysore/Mysuru: An unidentified man, who was found in a semi-conscious state at City Railway Station on July 25 and admitted to K.R. Hospital by Mysuru Railway Police, has breathed his last at the hospital. The deceased is aged about 35 years, 6 ft. tall, wheatish complexioned, round faced, well built, sports a beard and moustache,…
Mysore/Mysuru: A 35-watt Holmium laser machine that comes in handy in shooting kidney stones through laser rays without making any hole in the body has been installed at Nephro Urology Unit in K.R. Hospital here. Director of Nephro Urology Institute Dr. R. Keshavmurthy launched the machine at the 60-bed unit in the fourth floor of…
Mysore/Mysuru: A social activist has lodged a complaint with Lokayukta Police, against eight doctors of K.R. Hospital in city including the Medical Superintendent, accusing them of dereliction of duty. President of Karunada Sanghatakaru, Mysuru Division, M.B. Naganna Gowda has filed the complaint against Medical Officers of K.R. Hospital Dr. Chandrashekar, Dr. Lokesh, Dr. Nishchitha, Dr….
Mysore/Mysuru: As per the direction of the Karnataka Safai Karmachari Commission and under instruction from MMC&RI Dean and Director Dr. K.R. Dakshayani, K.R. Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr. B.L. Nanjundaswamy heard the grievances of outsourced cleaning and other staff of the Hospital at his chamber in the Hospital this morning. The city’s Srirama Enterprises has supplied…
Mysore/Mysuru: Upa Lokayukta Justice K.N. Phaneendra has taken a proactive step by initiating suo motu proceedings against the authorities accountable for the mismanagement of K.R. Hospital and Cheluvamba Hospital in Mysuru, which are affiliated with Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI). The initiation of the proceedings comes a week after Justice Phaneendra visited the…
Says Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundurao on his first visit to Mysuru after taking charge Mysore/Mysuru: The Tele-ICU facility at State-run K.R. Hospital that provides 24×7 clinical support to remote hospitals in the region will be replicated across the State, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundurao. He is in Mysuru today….
Mysore/Mysuru: A two-wheeler rider, who had sustained serious injuries after hitting his bike to a road divider on Mysuru-Hunsur Road and admitted to K.R. Hospital, has succumbed to injuries at the hospital. The deceased has been identified as B.V. Venkataramana (50), a resident of Rajivnagar in city. On June 21 at about 6.30 pm, Venkataramana,…
Staff, officers pulled up for lapses, lack of hygiene Mysore/Mysuru: Upa Lokayukta K.N. Phaneendra conducted a surprise visit to K.R. Hospital and Cheluvamba Hospital yesterday and expressed his dissatisfaction with the authorities regarding the substandard maintenance, lack of hygiene and inefficient utilisation of resources. Inspecting the Surgical Block (Stone Building) that is being renovated, Emergency…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a measure aimed at improving health care, the city’s Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI), which is celebrating its centenary next year, has appointed 230 staff nurses to serve in its five attached hospitals. While K.R. Hospital and Cheluvamba Hospital, located in the heart of the city will get 100 and 20…
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