CM to inaugurate 100-bed Barh sub div hospital soon
The facility was constructed by utilising funds to the tune of Rs 19.50 crore.
The G+3 building, comprising a ground floor and three upper floors, will have modern medical facilities and equipment. The facility includes a dedicated NICU-PICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit-Paediatric Intensive Care Unit) for newborn care, along with specialised wards for maternity services and for patients with burn injuries. The addition of a blood collection unit will be a boon for the patients and their families, as they will no longer need to travel to the state capital for blood requirements.
Barh sub-divisional magistrate Shubham Kumar, who recently inspected the new building of the SDH, said it will be inaugurated by the
CM Nitish Kumar
in the next 10 to 15 days. "The new facility will have 11 specialist doctors. It will be a
100-bed hospital
with all modern facilities. There are separate operation theatres and units for intensive child care. A
blood bank
will also be available, and an oxygen plant has been established on the premises," he said.
"The oxygen supply has already begun in the child care unit, while the other beds in the hospital will get the direct oxygen supply from the plant. The
Bihar Medical Services and Infrastructure Corporation Limited
(BMSICL) constructed the new building on the same premises.
The existing Barh SDH functions from an old, a deteriorating structure. Once the new facility starts functioning, the old building will be demolished," the SDM told this newspaper on Saturday.
The old SDH currently serves as a referral centre due to the lack of specialist physicians. After primary treatment, the patients are referred to the PMCH.
Vinay Kumar Chaudhary, deputy superintendent of the hospital, said that after the inauguration of the new building, a blood storage facility will be available. "Demand will also be made to increase the number of ambulances. Almost all the work has been completed except for the electricity connection. Testing will be done after the electricity connection, after which the date of inauguration will be decided. Arrangement for a post-mortem facility has also been made," he said.
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