Dharanidhar Medical College Hospital to get new trauma care centre: CM Majhi
Keonjhar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday said Dharanidhar Medical College and Hospital in Keonjhar district will soon become fully functional and a new trauma care centre will be set up at the hospital to enhance healthcare facilities in the state.
Majhi was speaking at the 74th annual meet of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) state branch here.
According to the PTI report, he said the state government will take all the required measures to transform the medical college and hospital into a complete healthcare facility.
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Majhi, who hails from Keonjhar, said many accidents take place in the district during mineral transportation and people have to go to either Cuttack or Bhubaneswar for trauma care.
As per the media report in the Odisha Bytes, Majhi said, “I have assured to resolve all the problems of Dharanidhar Medical College and Hospital. I have also assured to set up a trauma care centre at the hospital. The conference will encourage us to expedite the work.”
“I emphasised the need for collective efforts to elevate Dharanidhar Medical College into a leading institution of excellence,” he said.
“I give the assurance to people of setting up a trauma care centre at the hospital,” he said, adds PTI.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi 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.
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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