Need to increase beds in Victoria hosp, says CM

CHIEF Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday paid a surprise visit to government-run Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru and interacted with a few patients.

- RISHITA KHANNA @ Bengaluru

The CM, accompanied by Medical Education Minister Dr Sharan Prakash Patil, is likely to continue with this exercise by visiting government institutions. The CM also visited the Vanivilas Hospital.

Siddaramaiah said that there is a need to increase the capacity of Victoria Hospital. According to informed sources, the initiative, first of its kind for the CM, is aimed at energising the administrative machinery. After completing two years in office, Siddaramaiah wished to have firsthand information on the status of the administration at the grassroots level. "He would pay such visits to the offices in the secretariat and even at district and taluk headquarters," sources added.

Apart from interacting with the patients, Siddaramaiah inquired about the facilities at the hospital and also inspected the quality of food supplied to patients and attendants.