Blood storage unit inaugurated in Pithapuram

Pithapuram: Legislator SVSN Varma said that the facilities on par with corporate hospitals are being provided here at Area Hospitals. He inaugurated a blood storage unit, here on Thursday. 

With an intention to extended emergency medical services to the injured and pregent women, we are setting up this unit, he said. "In cases of emergency, people have to rush to Kakinada or Rajahumahendravaram for the blood. 

From now onward, they cannot run in panic," he said. The MLA said that surgeries will also be carried out in the area hospital soon.

On the occasion, students of the RRBH Government Degree College donated blood. Dr Vijayasekhar and others supervised the unit. 

College principal Dr PV Krishna Rao and TDP leaders participated in the even.