Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday said that Haryana has become the first State to adopt Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode for providing cardiology services.
To this effect, an agreement has been signed between Health Department and Meditrina Company to provide cardiology services in Government Civil Hospital, Ambala, said the Health Minister.
He said that the agreement was signed by Civil Surgeon, Vinod Gupta on behalf of the Health Department and by Managing Director, Pratap Singh on behalf of the Meditrina Company.
The Minister said with the launch of these services, the cost of drug elusive stent included in the model angioplasty package would be 50 per cent of its cost under the Central Government Health Scheme, that is, about Rs 50,000.
Services of cardiac surgery would be provided after setting up of catheterisation laboratory, he added.