<p class="title">The staff at Koosamma Shambu Shetty Haji Abdullah Memorial Hospital staged a protest alleging the lackadaisical attitude of the administration which has delayed the payment of salary for three months.</p>.<p class="title">The indefinite protest has affected the in-patient and out-patient services at the hospital.</p>.<p class="title">The salary has been withheld since November. In the past also, the hospital staff had to agitate for not receiving the salary.</p>.<p class="title">The agitators comprised paramedical staff, ambulance staff, nurses, laboratory staff, housekeeping and administrative personnel. Medical superintendent Swarnalatha and gynaecologist Dr Usha also joined the protest.</p>.<p class="title">As many as 320 personnel were employed in the beginning, of which only 153 are working currently. The hospital administration had removed a few as they were involved in the protest in the past and another few left due to the non-payment of the salary.</p>.<p class="title">Hospital administrative manager Prakash said the protest is organised as the payment of the hospital employees is kept pending for three months.</p>.<p class="title">Last week, the MLA had promised to make arrangements for Rs 65 lakh. But, there is no response even after a week. The employees need justice, he said.</p>.<p class="title">He added that 150 families are on the streets.</p>.<p class="title">One of the staff, Neeta Shetty said that they will fight for justice at all costs.</p>.<p class="title">Swarnalatha said only emergency services are made available. </p>.<p class="title">Pregnant women from Perdur, Kundapura and Heeriyadka who came to take the delivery dates from doctors are suffering due to the protest.</p>
<p class="title">The staff at Koosamma Shambu Shetty Haji Abdullah Memorial Hospital staged a protest alleging the lackadaisical attitude of the administration which has delayed the payment of salary for three months.</p>.<p class="title">The indefinite protest has affected the in-patient and out-patient services at the hospital.</p>.<p class="title">The salary has been withheld since November. In the past also, the hospital staff had to agitate for not receiving the salary.</p>.<p class="title">The agitators comprised paramedical staff, ambulance staff, nurses, laboratory staff, housekeeping and administrative personnel. Medical superintendent Swarnalatha and gynaecologist Dr Usha also joined the protest.</p>.<p class="title">As many as 320 personnel were employed in the beginning, of which only 153 are working currently. The hospital administration had removed a few as they were involved in the protest in the past and another few left due to the non-payment of the salary.</p>.<p class="title">Hospital administrative manager Prakash said the protest is organised as the payment of the hospital employees is kept pending for three months.</p>.<p class="title">Last week, the MLA had promised to make arrangements for Rs 65 lakh. But, there is no response even after a week. The employees need justice, he said.</p>.<p class="title">He added that 150 families are on the streets.</p>.<p class="title">One of the staff, Neeta Shetty said that they will fight for justice at all costs.</p>.<p class="title">Swarnalatha said only emergency services are made available. </p>.<p class="title">Pregnant women from Perdur, Kundapura and Heeriyadka who came to take the delivery dates from doctors are suffering due to the protest.</p>
