The Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Bhubaneswar in collaboration with the Shri Shri Kalpataru Charitable Trust started a hospital named as Justice Bhabani Prasad Ray Memorial Hospital at Shibapur village under Biridi block, 15 km away from the district headquarters town on Saturday.
KIMS founder Achyuta Samant informed at the inaugural event that the newly built hospital premises, which is the third KIMS satellite hospital in Odisha after one in Kalarabanka under Raghunathpur block and another at Chikiti under Ganjam district, will provide all modern facilities and medical services to the rural people.
Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, School and Mass Education Minister Devi Prasad Mishra, Cooperation and Excise Minister Damodar Rout and Tirtol MlA Rajashree Mallick attended the event as guests, among others.
Samanta revealed that the hospital was a dream project of late Justice BP Ray who passed away just three months ago. He said that KIMS specialists would be sent to the 40-bed hospital for all critical treatments. Though Governor Dr SC Jamir had consented to participate in the inaugural function, it was cancelled at the last moments owing to an urgent engagement.