Government ENT Hospital, Visakhapatnam

Govt ENT Hospital
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Geography
Location	Pedda Waltair, Visakhapatnam, India
Organisation
Care system	Public
Type	Speciality
Affiliated university	N.T.R. Health University
Services
Emergency department	yes

Government ENT Hospital, which serves ear, nose and throat Diseases across Coastal Andhra, is located in Pedda Waltair, Visakhapatnam. ^[1]

Services

The hospital launched a cochlear implant surgery programme in 2015. ^[2]

The hospital serves not only patients from Andhra Pradesh but also those from Odisha and Chhattisgarh. It sees 500 outpatients daily and performs 50 surgeries each week. The hospital currently employs only one audiologist, with four vacancies, a situation that has persisted since 2009. ^[3]

In September 2018, the medical staff at the hospital went on strike, demanding a revision of salaries. ^[4]

The hospital was founded under the leadership of Dr. M.V. Appa Rao, the first superintendent.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "details". indianexpress. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
2. "Free cochlear implants at Govt ENT Hospital soon". Times of India. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
3. "treatment". thehansindia. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
4. "Doctors' boycott hits outpatient services". New Indian Express. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

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