Mysore/Mysuru, Jan. 24 -- State Health Minister B. Sriramulu inaugurated the new District Hospital built in the premises of ED (Epidemic Diseases) Hospital on KRS road here last evening.

Although the building was inaugurated, the new hospital does not have either the medical equipments nor the medical and para-medical staff at present and hence, there will be a delay in the functioning of the hospital. The government has set in motion the procurement of medical equipment and the hospital is expected will be functional in a couple of months.

Speaking on the occasion, Sriramulu said that there will be a change in the pattern of appointment of doctors, with the government deciding to make appointments directly instead of selection through ...