In step with state authorities’s efforts to enhance medical and healthcare companies in Uttar Pradesh, a brand new authorities 100-bed multi-specialty hospital is now ready in Prayagraj.
Arrange in Bhagwatpur space positioned round 20km from the town, the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Hospital will supply a variety of companies, together with common drugs, ophthalmology, orthopedic, gynaecology, radiology and pathology and so forth, mentioned district officers.
“The hospital was envisioned in run-up to Kumbh-2019. It functioned as a brief facility throughout Covid-19 outbreak however is now ready to perform as a full-fledged hospital,” they added.
State’s deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak inspected the hospital campus on Sunday and ordered officers to make sure its full functioning on the earliest. He additionally promised full help of the federal government in this regard.
Pathak mentioned because the hospital is positioned in semi-rural space, it might show to be a boon for rural residents, particularly of villages positioned in its neighborhood.
“We’ll make sure that all emergency companies are supplied by the hospital,” he added. He additional mentioned admissions of sufferers too could be began on the earliest.
“The hospital, even whereas partly useful, is attracting 100 sufferers in its OPD every day,” mentioned chief medical officer (CMO), Prayagraj, Dr Ashu Pandey. He mentioned the hospital could be formally inaugurated and made absolutely operational from October 2.
“Presently, we have now 16 docs posted right here. They embrace 9 specialists moreover 15 para-medical employees. We even have in-house X-ray and pathology companies on the hospital,” he added.
“The particular function of the hospital is that it has its personal oxygen plant. Together with this, connection of oxygen pipe has been given to every mattress to make sure that there isn’t a scarcity of oxygen or downside in supplying it to needy sufferers right here, in case of an emergency,” the CMO added.
Officers consider the brand new facility would partly take the burden off a few of the key authorities hospitals of Prayagraj together with SRN Hospital, Tej Bahadur Sapru (Beli) Hospital and Motilal Nehru (Colvin) Divisional Hospital.
There was an enchancment in medical amenities in the district in current years. The Yogi authorities has ensured building of a brilliant specialty wing together with a 200-bed tremendous specialty block at SRN Hospital.
The state’s first state-run Cobas lab, costing ₹7.5 crore, has additionally been arrange right here moreover a brand new trauma centre. The state authorities has additionally elevated the variety of wards and put in state-of-the-art testing machines at Colvin and Beli authorities hospitals of the town.