Dr. Mohandas, the founder of VV Clinic hospital in Attingal,
and easily the most reputable physician in the town, died yesterday in his
house. He was 81 years old. It is learnt that the death is from natural causes.
He is survived by a son, Dr. Vinod, and a daughter, Dr. Veena. His wife, Dr. Molly
Mohandas, who herself was an eminent doctor in her time, had passed away some
years ago. The cremation is scheduled at his house near the hospital at 10.30
am today.
Dr. Mohandas was both a pioneer and a traditionalist in the
medical profession. It was thanks largely to his vision that Attingal got a top
hospital when such hospitals had been a rarity even in the cities of Kerala.
The buildings of VV Clinic, said to have been built in 1969 with the remnants
of a fallen gothic church, stood out in those times for its architectural elegance.
The medical treatment in the hospital is quick and
effective, however, less pleasing to the eye than its architecture. Dr.
Mohandas was incredibly quick in diagnosis and decision making. It would not
take more than a couple of minutes for him to listen to the patient’s woes,
make diagnosis, and scribble down the prescription. He was a man of few words,
but never minced the words that had to be said. RIP Dr. Mohandas.
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