That is why we established a Super Speciality Hospital at Prasanthi Nilayam, where 10,600 operations have been performed so far, totally free of cost. Many poor people have benefited from this. Heart surgeries have become very expensive. No one seems to be bothered about this. One has to work for the welfare of the poor, alleviate their suffering, and set an ideal to the nation.
Service becomes truly meaningful only when it is rendered to the poor and needy.
Today, neither the doctors nor the politicians, not even the Government for that matter, are concerned about the welfare of the poor. If a hospital is constructed at a cost of ten crores, they expect a profit of 100 crores. Hence, the pathetic condition of the poor. During the last three-four days, many heart surgeries have been conducted here in this hospital. Many such patients who are economically backward are being treated here.