Chandigarh

Haryana to set up Cath labs in district hospitals

PNS

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Monday announced that Cath labs for diagnostic purposes would be set up in four district hospitals of the state under a pilot project.

“later on, laboratories would be established in all hospitals. Stunt to the heart patients would be available at a cost of Rs 40,000 in these labs,” said the Minister while launching the ‘VIBGYOR Bed linen’ programme at Civil hospital in Panchkula.

Vij said that this is the first of its kind programme started in Haryana under which bed sheets of seven different colours will be used in all hospitals in the State.

He said that this unique experiment would be replicated in all medical colleges in the second phase so that patients could get clean and hygienic bed sheets every day. Days name has been scripted on each bed sheet for its identification so that common person could confirm the change of bed sheet as per day.

The Health Department had purchased over 2.64 lakh bed sheets at a cost of about Rs 5.26 crore. The inspection about thread count, colour and washing have been got conducted from Government Textile lab, Panipat. The programme aimed at to provide hygienic atmosphere in hospitals, said the Health Minister.

Vij said that basic amenities in hospitals in the state have been upgraded during last two years of the present government as a result of which people faith in government hospitals have increased.