<p>Medical Education, Skill Development and Livelihood Minister Dr Sharan Prakash Patil on Monday visited the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Institute (Bowring Hospital) at Shivajinagar.</p>.<p>He visited the dengue ward and interacted with patients about the treatment and the facilities offered, besides checking on the plan to construct a 10-storey building at the hospital premises. </p>.<p>Dr BL Sujatha Rathod, Director of the Medical Education Department, said that the 10-storey, 500-bed facility will cater to the general and speciality services. The old building has been demolished.</p>.<p>Sources in the department said that they plan to invite Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for the groundbreaking ceremony of the new building next month.</p>.High Court judge's surprise check at Bowring Hospital reveals shortage of outpatient registration counters.<p>Dr Patil was joined by Shivajinagar MLA Rizwan Arshad and senior officials on a walk through the streets to reach the Charaka Super Speciality Hospital run by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Institute.</p>.<p>"The Charaka Super Specialty Hospital will be thrown open to the public next month by the Chief Minister. BPL card holders will get free health service," he said.</p>.<p>All the super-specialities will be shifted to the Charaka Super Speciality Hospital, with a major focus on cardiology, neurosurgery, nephrology and plastic surgery.</p>
<p>Medical Education, Skill Development and Livelihood Minister Dr Sharan Prakash Patil on Monday visited the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Institute (Bowring Hospital) at Shivajinagar.</p>.<p>He visited the dengue ward and interacted with patients about the treatment and the facilities offered, besides checking on the plan to construct a 10-storey building at the hospital premises. </p>.<p>Dr BL Sujatha Rathod, Director of the Medical Education Department, said that the 10-storey, 500-bed facility will cater to the general and speciality services. The old building has been demolished.</p>.<p>Sources in the department said that they plan to invite Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for the groundbreaking ceremony of the new building next month.</p>.High Court judge's surprise check at Bowring Hospital reveals shortage of outpatient registration counters.<p>Dr Patil was joined by Shivajinagar MLA Rizwan Arshad and senior officials on a walk through the streets to reach the Charaka Super Speciality Hospital run by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Institute.</p>.<p>"The Charaka Super Specialty Hospital will be thrown open to the public next month by the Chief Minister. BPL card holders will get free health service," he said.</p>.<p>All the super-specialities will be shifted to the Charaka Super Speciality Hospital, with a major focus on cardiology, neurosurgery, nephrology and plastic surgery.</p>