# Kerala hospitals told to display doctor details, timings clearly 2026-08-17T14:51:27+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Kerala Health Minister K. Muraleedharan has ordered all government hospitals to put up clear signboards showing doctor details, OP clinic days and timings. The directive follows complaints about doctors being absent during outpatient hours, causing long waits for patients. The Minister has told the Principal Secretary (Health) to implement the order urgently in all government health institutions, from primary health centres to taluk hospitals. Boards must list sanctioned posts, current vacancies, each doctor's OP hours and consultation schedules, and be updated regularly. Contact details of the Deputy District Medical Officer (Vigilance) must also be displayed for public complaints. Mr. Muraleedharan said the government must ensure timely treatment and no lapses in care. The display boards should be put up without delay. ## Coverage - thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: healthcare, K. Muraleedharan, Kerala, public hospitals Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/kerala-hospitals-told-to-display-doctor-details-timings-clearly/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/kerala-hospitals-told-to-display-doctor-details-timings-clearly/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/