Odisha envisages SCB Medical College transforming into AIIMS Plus Institution
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday said that it is his dream that nobody from the state should be forced to go outside for better medical treatment.
Addressing the platinum jubilee celebration of Sriram Chandra Bhanj (SCB) Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, through video conferencing, the Chief Minister said: "We shall provide the best in SCB. For 75 years, the SCB has supported us -- now it is our turn to give it back."
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He said that the number of lives saved by this institution and its alumni is unmatched. The service rendered to humanity by SCB is unparalleled and particularly to the people of Odisha, he said.
"Hence it is my dream to see SCB transforming into an AIIMS Plus institution -- to have cutting edge technology in medical services - to provide the best that modern medical science can provide," said the Chief Minister, adding, the people of Odisha deserve this.
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