Health Ministry approves Navi Mumbai PG Medical College

Navi Mumbai: In a major development regarding the proposed Postgraduate medical college in Vashi Hospital, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) has given a no-objection certificate (NOC) to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC).

Medical Dialogues had last year earlier reported that Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) had initiated the process for ensuring adequate faculty and infrastructure for commencing admission in the first PG Medical College of Navi Mumbai by May 2023.

Apart from this, NMMC had also issued directions for getting necessary equipment and manpower for the hospital. At that time, the launch of the medical college had also been discussed in detail.

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Aiming to commence admitting students from 2023, the staff had been directed for working on the hostel and library facilities meant for the college students. Apart from this, the Health Department had been directed by NMMC for arranging regular review meetings for keeping a check on the work of the college launch.

It was the NMMC's plan to initiate courses in three phases. As per the Corporation's plan, Medicine, Surgery, Orthopaedic, Gynecology and Paediatric branches would commence from the first phase.

As per the latest media report by Free Press Journal, these branches were chosen on the basis of a report of the Committee set up under the chairmanship of additional commissioner Sanjay Kakade.

Regarding this, NMMC has now decided to fins a separate place and make arrangements for an administrative complex and a hostel.

Apart from this, the MBBS doctors, who will pursue their studies in the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science will have the opportunity of work at NMMC Hospital in Vashi and Nerul.

While commenting on the development, Abhijit Bangar, the municipal commissioner told the daily, "This is an effort to provide super specialty facilities like Surgical Intensive Care, Medical Intensive Care, Pediatric Intensive Care, Emergency and Trauma Services in the Municipal Hospital. Through this, the health department of the corporation will be empowered and the citizens of Navi Mumbai will be provided better quality health facilities in the municipal hospital."