Health · Healthcare & Policy · 3 hrs ago
Kerala may restore inpatient care at Pozhiyoor health centre as a special case
Kerala’s Health Minister said inpatient care is generally not possible below taluk level because it requires major investment in staff and infrastructure.
N. Sakthan asked the government to restore inpatient services at family health centres in Pozhiyoor and Chenkal, saying the services had been stopped by the previous LDF government.
The minister said both centres are primary health centres converted to family health centres, intended to provide primary care and coordinate public health work.
Sakthan said Pozhiyoor had offered inpatient care for 15 years before it was withdrawn.
The government will consider restoring inpatient care at Pozhiyoor as a special case because it serves a coastal area.
The minister did not make the same commitment for Chenkal.
Sakthan also called for faster development of Neyyattinkara General Hospital.
Kerala’s Health Minister K. Muraleedharan said the government would consider restoring inpatient care at Pozhiyoor Family Health Centre as a special case.
He said inpatient facilities were not possible as a matter of policy at healthcare institutions below taluk level.
The minister cited the investment in staff and infrastructure required to provide inpatient care.
Legislator N. Sakthan sought restoration of inpatient facilities at Pozhiyoor and Chenkal family health centres.
Muraleedharan said Pozhiyoor’s coastal location was the reason it could be considered for an exception.
- Who
- Health Minister K. Muraleedharan said the government would consider the proposal. Legislator N. Sakthan called for the facility to be restored.
- What
- The government may reinstate inpatient care at Pozhiyoor Family Health Centre as a special case.
- When
- October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Pozhiyoor, Kerala.
- Why
- Sakthan said the centre had provided inpatient care for 15 years and served the coastal area. The minister cited the staffing and infrastructure needed for inpatient facilities.
N. Sakthan
K. Muraleedharan
Inpatient care at Pozhiyoor
N. Sakthan
Sakthan said the facility should be reinstated, noting it had operated for 15 years before being withdrawn.
K. Muraleedharan
Muraleedharan said inpatient care below taluk level was not possible as a general policy, but the government would consider Pozhiyoor as a special case.
Inpatient care at Chenkal
N. Sakthan
Sakthan called for the facility at Chenkal Family Health Centre to be reinstated.
K. Muraleedharan
Muraleedharan said the government would consider restoring inpatient care at Pozhiyoor alone as a special case.
N. Sakthan moved a calling attention motion seeking restoration of inpatient facilities at Pozhiyoor and Chenkal.
Muraleedharan said the government would consider restoring inpatient care at Pozhiyoor as a special case.
- Minister
- K. Muraleedharan
- Legislator
- N. Sakthan
- Facility under consideration
- Pozhiyoor Family Health Centre
- Special-case reason
- The centre serves the coastal area
- Other centre named
- Chenkal Family Health Centre
What people are saying
providing in-patient facility in healthcare institutions below taluk-level was not possible as a matter of policy
the government will consider reinstating the IP facility in Pozhiyoor FHC alone as a special case as it served the coastal area
IP facility in two family health centres at Pozhiyoor and Chenkal, which were stopped by the previous LDF government, needed to be reinstated
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