With Center rebuffing proposal for 2nd AIIMS, Odisha decides to run NTPC Medical College Hospital
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Rourkela: The Odisha government has decided to run the newly-constructed NTPC Medical College and Hospital (NTPC MCH) in Sundargarh town and begin the admission process from 2022-23 academic sessions.
This comes after the central government turned down the proposal to set up a second AIIMS at the facility.
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The Health and Family Welfare Department issued an order on 5th July, appointing the district medical officer (Medical Services) and superintendent of Sundargarh district headquarters hospital (DHH) Dr PK Sahu as the additional superintendent-cum-nodal officer of the MCH. Previously, on June 25, the Director of Medical Education and Training (DMET) secured a nod from the department to file an application with the National Medical Commission (NMC) for the establishment of the MCH from the academic year 2022-23.
Times of India had earlier reported, the authorities took note of the fact that one AIIMS is situated at Bhubaneswar, the capital city which already provides necessary health services to the region. Moreover, many of the major hospitals are situated within a 40km radius of the capital city right from Cuttack up to Khurda. The top healthcare institutions are concentrated in one region.
As per a recent media report by The Indian Express, BJP MP from Sundargarh Jual Oram seemed to hint that the State's recommendation for a second AIIMS at Sundargarh might be a political decision. He also informed that MCHs in Odisha are in deplorable condition. He further added that if the state expresses its inability in running the MCH then center will certainly consider taking over it. The Chief district medical and public health officer Dr SK Mishra informed that the process of making all the appointments including that of principal, deans and other staff in the MCH is most likely to start from the next week.
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