The State Government on Saturday signed an agreement with the CARE Hospitals for establishment of a superspecialty cardiac care hospital in Jharsuguda.
The agreement was signed by the officials of Health and Family Welfare Department and CARE Hospitals in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here at the State Secretariat.
This hospital in Jharsuguda would be a 100 bedded hospital that would provide all supporting clinical specialisations and disciplines necessary for cardiac care.
Maintaining that cardio-vascular diseases are emerging as one of the biggest health risks, Patnaik said this project will specifically address such challenges.
This facility would be the first-of-its kind in western Odisha with 50 per cent of its bed capacity earmarked for providing free treatment to poor patients.
“With this project taking shape, the people of the area, particularly economically weaker sections would not have to travel far to access specialised cardiac care services,” Patnaik asserted.
The project is a unique public private partnership arrangement whereby the State Government with the support of Mahanadi Coalfields limited is bearing the capital expenditure of Rs 75 crore for the hospital that would be operated, maintained and managed by the CARE Hospitals.
On the occasion, the CM advised the CARE Hospitals to commence suitable outreach, and extension activities in Jharsuguda and neighbouring areas that would benefit the people in western Odisha.