Daijiworld Media Network - Karkala (SP)

Karkala, Jul 2: It is normal for the people to keep away from government hospitals as far as possible as their opinions about the government facilities have not been good. But the government hospital at Belman in the taluk and the services offered by the doctors there deserve to be hailed as they stand out as a model for the entire system of running government hospitals.

The doctors presently working in the government primary health centre, Belman, are acceding to the requirements of the patients and serving them well. The local patients therefore approach the government health centre instead of going to private hospitals as they are assured of best services here.

Dr B Balakrishna Rao, medical officer of the centre, has been serving here for the last ten months. The villagers keep saying that after he came here, the services at the hospital have shown a marked improvement. Considering his services, he had been honoured with the best service award in 2017.

Now, even people from far off places like Padubidri, Nandikoor, Sacheripet and Surathkal come here to get treated.

Cleanliness has been given the highest preference here. Even during the Covid pandemic, the team of doctors here had provided best services to the patients. They have also shown great care and interest in the vaccination drive.

The villagers here have high praise for the doctors here. They feel they are lucky to have such a great team at the primary health centre here and say that because of the services they get here, which are better than the private hospitals, people from the area prefer to get themselves treated here.