Odisha to set up 500-bed trauma care centre at SCB Medical College Hospital

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved the establishment of a 500-bed trauma care centre at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, an official statement said.

The proposal in this regard was approved on Monday evening.

According to the PTI report, the trauma care centre, to be set up under 'Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana' (PMSSY) will be crucial in saving a lot of lives as accident victims can be provided with immediate treatment under one roof, said the statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO). 

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The central government will provide 60 per cent of the funds for the trauma care centre, while the state government will bear the remaining 40 per cent cost, it said.

The chief minister had written a letter to the Union Health Minister JP Nadda in July 2024 to set up the trauma care centre at the SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack.

After the central government's in-principle approval, the state government cleared the project. Now, a detailed project report will be prepared and steps will be taken to establish the trauma care centre, the government said.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that in a significant development, the Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET) has signed an MoU with Chennai-based MGM Healthcare for a heart transplantation facility at the state-run SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.

A heart transplantation facility will soon be available at the state-run SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling said. For this, the Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET) signed an MoU with Chennai-based MGM Healthcare, he said. The state government is committed to providing the best healthcare services to the people of Odisha, Mahaling said.   

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