The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur will open an Intensive care unit in the existing Casualty/Emergency/Trauma ward of Trauma building of the hospital.
Notably, with a view to improving trauma care facilities, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh last year had also approved `12.88 crore on the proposal of the Health Department for state-run hospitals, officials stated.
Health Department officials had informed that one of the trauma care units will be established in Government District Hospital of Kanker district headquarters.
This apart, Raipur-based Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Hospital and Bilaspur-based Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Science (CIMS) will also be equipped with trauma care unit each, it was announced.
The State Government has made provision of `12.88 crore for these three trauma units in the first supplementary budget of current financial year 2015-16.
Union Health Minister JP Nadda during his visit to Chhattisgarh earlier had also announced that the Central government has plans to invest heavily in Chhattisgarh for improving health services in the State.
The Minister had announced of establishing various key hospitals including two medical colleges in the State.
Nadda during his Chhattisgarh visit had also announced that district hospitals in Rajnandgaon and Surguja will be upgraded into medical colleges. We have already sanctioned `14 crore for starting medical colleges, Nadda had told reporters.
He further had informed that a special Cancer Institute will be opened at Bilaspur.
“The State Cancer Institute will be established in Bilaspur and for this purpose, budget of `150 crore will be provided by the Central government,” he said adding, out of the total budget sanctioned, `20 crore will be provided by the State government.
Apart from the State Cancer Institute, a Tertiary Cancer Care Center (TCCC) will be opened in partnership with South Eastern Coalfields limited (SECl) at Manendragarh in Koriya district, he had informed.
For opening of TCCC fund of `45 crore have been sanctioned, he had informed.