The Odisha Government has decided to establish 20 new hospitals in the State under the public-private partnership (PPP) mode. A decision in this regard was taken by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday.
The hospitals would be opened in Hub and Spoke models under the Affordable Healthcare Project of the State Government. While some units would function as Central Hospitals or Hubs, the rest would operate as Branch Hospitals or Spokes.
The hospitals would come up in Puri, Jeypore, Barbil, Angul, Baripada, Bhadrak, Balangir, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Phulbani, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Nuapada, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Sonepur, Rayagada, Paralakhemundi, Rairangpur and Kendrapada.
Orthopaedic, Medicine, Gynaecology, Paediatric, Surgery, Anesthesia, Ophthalmology, Diagnostic, ENT, Dentistry, X-Ray, Psychiatric, Dermatology and Trauma Care facilities would be available at the Spoke hospitals.
In addition to the above facilities, there would be provision of cardiology and neurology departments at the Hub hospitals.
At least 2,700 new beds would be available in the 20 hospitals after completion of the projects.
These hospitals would be developed with an investment of over Rs1000 crore while it would generate employment opportunities for over 10,000 people in para-medical sector.