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Madurai Hospital Lacks Vital Cardiology Equipment
13 Oct
Summary
- Madurai's cardiology department needs 32 categories of equipment.
- ECMO and internal-paddle defibrillators are critically missing.
- High court demands a report on equipment procurement for GRH.
The Madras high court has ordered the state to submit a report regarding the urgent need for cardiology equipment at Madurai's Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH). This directive comes as a response to a public interest litigation highlighting critical deficiencies in the department's resources.
The hospital's cardiology unit, which handles thousands of angioplasties and hundreds of pacemaker implantations annually, is reportedly lacking essential devices like ECMO and internal-paddle defibrillators. These are crucial for managing severe complications such as cardiogenic shock and cardiac arrest.
In July, the head of the cardiology department formally communicated a demand for 32 categories of equipment. The absence of even basic machines like ECMO, for which 10 units are needed, and defibrillators, with a demand for two, underscores the critical situation. The court stressed that providing such facilities is a constitutional obligation under Article 21.
