Cannot go for tests on time as staff arrive late, complain GRH patients

PATIENTS and their attendants at the Madurai Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) have raised concerns over the delayed arrival of sanitary workers, multipurpose workers, and housekeeping staff deployed by a private contract agency, causing disruptions in routine medical procedures.

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Speaking to TNIE, several patients and their families alleged that delays by contract staff have affected timely access to X-rays, scans and other diagnostic services, particularly when patients need to be transported between wards and diagnostic blocks. "Though government staff are present, we are largely dependent on contract workers to move patients for tests. Often there are just two or three workers instead of the sanctioned five per ward, increasing the burden on those present. When so