Tamil Nadu: 52 of 152 doctor posts lying vacant, services hampered at Upgraded Primary Health Centre
Keezhapavur: The patient care at the Upgraded Primary Health Centre (UPHC) in Ariyappapuram of Keezhapavur block has come under hindrance after the Tamil Nadu health department cut short the number of doctors at the hospital.
The hospital has stopped performing ultrasound scans and blood tests said the patients and pregnant women who were present in the hospital.
The patients said that the hundreds of patients who visited the hospital were being catered by one doctor and a few other staff members. Speaking to The New Indian Express, the patients said, "Three doctors were present two weeks ago to treat patients from nearby villages. They also performed ultrasound scans and blood tests, particularly for pregnant women. However, the women are diverted to nearby block-level PHC or Tenkasi Government District Headquarters Hospital for an ultrasound scan. Children, who have fever, are sent to other government hospitals for blood tests."
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