Senior officials from the Department of Public Health visited a Primary Health Centre at Madampakkam, after complaints were received about the centre’s medical care facilities.
The facility covers residents from Madampakkam, Padhuvanchery, Agaram Then, Tiruvanchery and nearby areas.
Patients had complained to the department’s Deputy Director V. K. Palani that the doctor at the PHC was rude to them and was not giving them proper care.
Acting on their complaints, Dr. Palani inspected the centre and issued a stern warning to the doctor and other staff in the centre that action would be initiated against them if more complaints were received.
Late arrival
Patients at Sembakkam Health Centre also said the doctors arrived very late and para-medical staff were attending the patients till their arrival.
On Wednesday, the duty doctor had not turned up till 10.a.m., said a patient from Kamarajapuram.