Andhra Pradesh: Two Guntur GGH staff dismissed, 1 suspended

GUNTUR: Two employees of Guntur GGH were dismissed from service by hospital superintendent Dr N Prabhavathi on Tuesday after they were found demanding bribes from family members of Covid-19 patients for securing them admission in the hospital.
The orders were issued as per the instructions of joint collector P Prasanthi.
According to information, B Srinivasa Rao, working as male nursing orderly, was found demanding bribes to secure admission to Covid-19 patients.He was initially placed under suspension on Monday, and was dismissed from service after the GGH superintendent went through the visual evidence provided by the victims.
A security guard, identified as Srihari, was also dismissed for demanding bribe from patients. A junior assistant, identified as Nagaraju, has been put under suspension. “There is no question of sparing anyone if he or she is found to be indulged in corrupt practices. It is inhumane to harass patients and their kin when people are struggling with the pandemic,” Dr Prabhavathi said.
Meanwhile, hospital assistant director Nageswara Rao has been relieved from his duties as per the instructions of the joint collector. Rao was shifted from the GGH for showing negligence during preparation of merit lists for recruitment of nurses during the first wave of Covid-19 last year.
Though the government had transferred him from the GGH, he continued in service after securing a stay from the high court.