Docs sing Venugopal146;s praise, attack Ramadoss

The memorandum also mentions the construction of a new 117 bed private ward, and an under-construction large seven-storied dental centre for education and research, as some of the important contibutions of Dr Venugopal.

8216;8216;The director has made so many changes in the institute, be it augmentation of cardiac and neurology patient care with the construction of a cardio-neuro tower, a new building in the B R A Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital with 200 beds, a PET scan facility, a larger and modernised new mortuary building, or the stem cell facility that has been instituted. The list is unending,8217;8217; said a resident doctor.

The memorandum blames Ramadoss for introducing the controversial user charges that were opposed by many faculty members at the institute. It also alleges that the opening of the AIIMS trauma center has been delayed because the minister took no active steps to facilitate it.