On Tuesday, visuals emerging from the Pathanamthitta District Hospital showed attendants and class IV staff moving patients from the second and third floors of the building to the ground floor as the only lift in the building has not been functioning for several days.
Since the operation theater is on the third floor and the labor room is on the second floor, it is common to see patients being carried up and down on stretchers for and after surgery.
Angry Youth Congress workers in the hospital premises said that whenever the Hospital Development Committee points out shortcomings in the hospital where patients face difficulties, the reply given by the authorities is that everything is fine.
Asked about the facilities, an elderly woman coming down the stairs said: "Things are not that good, but since we are from the party (CPI-M), we can't say anything because we have to face the music." " ", and quickly disappeared.
Another woman said she had been visiting the hospital regularly since September 13 and found that the lift was not working.
George has been representing the Pathanamthitta constituency ever since the CPI-M dropped her from the Malayalam TV channel where she was a news anchor in 2016 and fielded her in the elections that year. Following her second consecutive victory in 2021, she became a surprise choice for health minister, replacing veteran party colleague KK Shailaja.
Since the operation theater is on the third floor and the labor room is on the second floor, it is common to see patients being carried up and down on stretchers for and after surgery.
Angry Youth Congress workers in the hospital premises said that whenever the Hospital Development Committee points out shortcomings in the hospital where patients face difficulties, the reply given by the authorities is that everything is fine.
Asked about the facilities, an elderly woman coming down the stairs said: "Things are not that good, but since we are from the party (CPI-M), we can't say anything because we have to face the music." " ", and quickly disappeared.
Another woman said she had been visiting the hospital regularly since September 13 and found that the lift was not working.
George has been representing the Pathanamthitta constituency ever since the CPI-M dropped her from the Malayalam TV channel where she was a news anchor in 2016 and fielded her in the elections that year. Following her second consecutive victory in 2021, she became a surprise choice for health minister, replacing veteran party colleague KK Shailaja.
