Karnataka Govt takes over 200-bedded Udupi Mother and Child hospital

In a letter written to the Government, B.R Shetty expressed his inability to run the hospital as hospital affairs and staff's payments were in disorder.

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While speaking with The Hindu, Udupi MLA K. Raghupati Bhat on Thursday said staff and personnel of the 200-bed hospital need not worry and assured that the services will be continued. The government take-over process will begin soon and the government has sanctioned ₹9.83 crores annually for maintenance as well as 103 additional staff will be recruited soon.

The hospital was opened under a public-private partnership model with BRS Ventures in Udupi.

However, Bhatt informed "A government medical college is expected to be built in Udupi under a public-private partnership model, and that the Infrastructure Development Department will create a thorough project report for it soon. The new district hospital is in the final phases of construction and once it is ready, getting a medical college will become easy."

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As the Union Government is focusing on districts without a medical college, using the public-private partnership model will be a good choice. He believes the Union Government will not approve a government medical college in Udupi as the city already has one private medical institution.