Union min to inaugurate Vimsar's super-speciality bldg tomorrow
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Bhubaneswar: Union education minister
Dharmendra Pradhan
will inaugurate the super-speciality building of Vimsar, Burla, on Friday.
The state-of-the-art facility, built at Rs 100 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana, will house nine speciality departments, including five new ones.
It has 275 beds, including 55 ICU beds.
The five-storey building will be centrally air-conditioned.
The new departments include gastroenterology, endocrinology, clinical haematology, plastic surgery and paediatric surgery. Existing nephrology, urology, neurology and neurosurgery departments will also be relocated to the new facility.
"We are reviewing how to address the shortage of doctors in various departments and procure necessary equipment," said Sambalpur MLA Jayanarayan Mishra, who recently inspected the wing.
"All required actions will be communicated to the govt."
The project, which commenced in 2014, aims to serve the healthcare needs of western Odisha's 10 districts and neighbouring states of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. "The inauguration will proceed as per the district administration's instructions," said Vimsar dean Pradeep Mohanty.
Vimsar superintendent Lalmohan Naik said that final programming details are being worked out in coordination with the district administration.
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The new wing is expected to significantly enhance the institution's healthcare delivery capabilities, particularly in critical care services, benefiting patients across the region.
The ceremony will be attended by health minister Mukesh Mahaling, panchayati raj minister Rabi Narayan Naik, and district MLAs. The inauguration was earlier scheduled for May 11 but was postponed due to tensions between India and Pakistan.
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