Nephro-urology centre for Victoria Hospital

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, JUNE 2. A nephro-urology institute will be set up in the Victoria Hospital here with the help of grant-in-aid from the Government of Finlan, Ms. Nafees Fazal, Minister of State for Medical Education, said here on Saturday.

Inaugurating the computerisation facility at the hospital as part of its centenary celebrations, Ms. Fazal said a Tele Cobalt-60 machine for treating cancer patients, acquired from Germany, would be installed in the hospital. This step would lessen the burden of the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology here which had been unable to cope with the large number of cancer-related cases. The facility would be introduced within three months, she said.

Mr. B.V. Ganesh, Corporator, Chamarajpet, requested the State Government to provide land outside the hospital to construct a lavatory. The environment outside the hospital was unhygienic. The land belonged to the Government and not to the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, he said.

Dr. R. Chandrashekhara, Superintendent, Victoria Hospital, said the hospital had only 200 nurses although the requirement was 750. He requested the State Government to look into the matter.

Replying to this, Ms. Fazal said since the hospital met the required ratio of one nurse for every three patients, there was no need for more nurses.

Earlier, Dr. Chandrashekhara told presspersons that seven computers had been installed in the hospital and the out-patient registration, casualty, medical records, main stores, office and laboratory had been computerised as part of the first phase of the programme. In the second phase, all the 23 departments would be computerised in the next four months.

A central blood collection centre had been opened where all blood samples collected from laboratories in different departments would be kept.

He said the Centre had been giving a fund Rs. six crores for the Tele Cobalt-60 equipment for treating cancer patients. The Finland Government would give grant-in-aid to set up CT scan and MRI facilities in the hospital. A ``Puva'' Therapy Unit for treating skin diseases had been started.

An auto-analyser and echo-cardiography would be installed soon and one VIP ward and casualty and minor operation theatre would be opened in 15 days, he said.

A ``dharmashala'', which could accommodate 80 people, was ready, he added.

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