Employees State Insurance Corporation(ESIC), an organisation under Union Labour Ministry has refuted reports in certain news channels alleging improper services and facilities at ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Rajajinagar, Bangalore.<br />''<br />''In this regard, ESIC has clarified that this ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Rajajinagar has been providing dedicated medical care and all types of treatment related services to the Insured Workers called Insured Persons and their dependants. Ministry of Labour and Employment in a statement said that this ESIC hospital being COVID First Respondent Hospital and Designated COVID Healthcare  has attended to about 60 thousand 690 patients since March, 2020. The Ministry said, as per Government directives, ESIC Hospitals are involved in fighting the menace of COVID-19 pandemic. <br />''<br />''The ESI Corporation has opened its infrastructure of medical services to Covid-19 patients which include general public also. A total of 23 ESIC Hospitals with around 3597 beds across India functioned as COVID-19 Dedicated Hospitals to exclusively provide COVID medical services to the general public of the area.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"><br />''ESIC has stated that the while reporting such matters, it is expected that facts should be cross verified from the official channel, as part of ethical journalism rather than airing misinformed version.</span><br />