By S. Pushpavathi
More than a year after six maternal deaths at the Cheluvamba Hospital, a High Dependency Unit (HDU) to handle emergencies will be finally set up at the hospital and it is likely to begin functioning from April. The over a century-old hospital caters to the health needs of women from Mysuru and surrounding districts and the HDU, being set up under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), is aimed at reducing the post-natal and neo-natal mortality rate. Works to accommodate the HDU are already in full swing where the existing Ward No. 8 is being converted into the hi-tech unit. Advance equipment for the unit is awaited and the tenders will be opened on Mar. 15. Once the tenders are allotted, expert doctors will be commissioned for critical care.
