Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad will dedicate the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar to public on Wednesday.
Besides the Union Health Minister, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Minister Srikant Jena, State Health Minister Damodar Rout and local MP Prasanna Patsani will also grace the occasion, said AIIMS director Prof Ashok Mohapatra at a Press meet here on Wednesday.
The premier medical institute of the State built over an area of 1,25,000 square metre has three operation theatres (OTs), a recovery ward, four high dependant units, a 10-bed ICU along with 150 beds spanning different specialties.
The hospital had started the OPD services in the basic disciplines of medicine, surgery, orthopaedics, dentistry and gynaecology in June last year which increased to 24 subsequently. On the day of inauguration, the institution would introduce e-card system, which is also called as health card, for patients coming to the hospital. Through the card, the patients can know about the disease, treatment and doctor assigned.
“The e-card will be introduced from Wednesday. It will help patients store all data regarding treatment in the hospital,” said Prof Mohapatra.