Super-speciality block nearing completion in Tiruchi GH
The super-speciality block being constructed within the
sprawling Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital premises here is
nearing completion, dean of the hospital R.Vallinayagam said on Monday.
The
400-bed block will accommodate 12 specialised departments including
cardiothoracic surgery, gastro surgery, medical and surgical oncology,
plastic surgery and neurosurgery besides facilities for trauma care.
Final
works are on at the super-speciality block that has come up at a cost
of Rs. 55 crore, Dr. Vallinayagam said. A new building to house
maternity block with neonatal intensive care unit inside the GH premises
was inaugurated on Monday by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa through
videoconferencing.
Costing Rs. 7.12 crore, the
multi-storeyed building is equipped with a full-fledged investigation
and supportive facilities including ultra sound abdomen scan, mobile
x-ray unit, 40 warmers, incubators and photo-therapy units to deal with
neo-natal cases with a view to reduce infant mortality and maternal
mortality.
A neo-natal emergency care ambulance
service was launched on Monday to facilitate inter-facility transfer of
babies from one government hospital to another or from a primary health
centre to a government hospital. Equipped with non-invasive
multi-parameters, the ambulance will be stationed at the Tiruchi GH. Dr.
Vallinayagam said a proposal had been forwarded to establish a Centre
for Excellence to deal with maternal and child care at a cost of Rs. 20
crore. Funds would be sought from National Rural Health Mission.
Plans
are afoot to construct a modern mortuary at the GH at a cost of Rs. 2
crore to accommodate over 60 bodies at a time. The Vice Principal,
K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College, Tiruchi, M.A.Aleem, said a
total of 5,246 surgeries have been performed at the Tiruchi GH under
the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Insurance Scheme since the inception
of the scheme.
Dr. Aleem said the intake of students
for undergraduate admission in the medical college has been increased
from 100 to 150 from 2013-14. A new postgraduate department of
bio-chemistry has been started in the college from this year, he added.
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