Chennai: The Government Royapettah Hospital (GRH) will soon have a zero-delay ward to treat trauma victims. This will bring the hospital on a par with the three tertiary-care centers in the city. At present, doctors at the hospital refer seriously injured trauma-care patients to Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital.GRH superintendent N. Gunasegaram said the hospital would develop a 21-bed ward for the purpose. A plan is being drawn up now.
On September 30 Monday, health minister K.C. Veeramani inaugurated a five-bed intensive care unit for children at the hospital. “We have around 80 to 90 in-patients and 300 to 500 children in our out-patient ward. There are medical emergencies for which the new beds can be used,” said Dr. Gunasegaram. |
