The hospital is running short of even essential medicines such as paracetamols, antibiotics and antihistamines
Because of delays in appointments, the hospital, which is witnessing a daily surge in patients from across the district, also lacks security guards to manage crowds and patient movement.
Parents at the district hospital were also facing a shortage of rotavirus vaccine in the district hospital, Murthy, one of the parents at the hospital, said. Speaking to TOI, district surgeon Dr S Chidambara said that the delay in the release of drugs has caused some shortage of drugs in the hospital; however, the hospital is managing with the funds provided by govt under the ABRK scheme without causing much inconvenience to the patients. The hospital has also stopped referring patients for scans and other medical tests at private diagnostic centres and implemented several reforms under his supervision at the hospital, he said.
Mysuru: Mysuru District Hospital on KRS Road is facing an acute shortage of basic medicines, affecting patient care. Despite bringing this issue to the notice of senior officials in the health department, the hospital has not received fresh supplies. The hospital is running short of even essential medicines such as paracetamols, antibiotics and antihistamines. The scarcity has also affected several other govt hospitals across Mysuru district. The hospital also lacks commonly prescribed drugs for blood sugar management and hypertension, which are all in short supply. Patients and their relatives complained that doctors were prescribing medicines that had to be purchased from private pharmacies. The scarcity of the vaccine is causing inconvenience to parents seeking such a vaccine for their kids and raises concerns about their kids’ safety. Anaemic patients requiring surgery have also been affected by the delay in establishing a permanent blood bank. Nearly eight years after its establishment on KRS Road, the district hospital still remains dependent on KR Hospital blood bank.