How a Telangana government doctor’s absence from duty exposed a web of violations at his private hospital

Health officials conduct inspection at KBR Life Care Hospital in Pothireddypally, Sangareddy district of Telangana on August 10 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement What began as an inquiry into a government doctor’s absence from duty has now opened up a much larger set of questions about his private hospital in Sangareddy district in Telangana. A health department inspection conducted on Monday (August 10) found that nearly 75% of the laboratory reagents had expired, while expired drugs and anaesthesia were also found in the operation theatre.The hospital, KBR Life Care Hospital at Pothireddypally in Sangareddy district, is owned by Dr. K. Ramesh who was serving as a Deputy Civil Surgeon (General Medicine) at the Area Hospital in Jogipet. Dr. Ramesh was suspended on August 7 after an inqui