Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday inaugurated the much-awaited Saheed laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital (SlNMCH) at Koraput which would benefit the people of tribal-dominated district and adjoining areas. With the opening of the SlNMCH, the State got the fourth Government medical college in over 50 years.
While 100 MBBS students have taken admission in the first year of the first-batch, Classes are scheduled commence from Tuesday coinciding with the Teachers’ Day. As many as 22 Professors and 28 Assistant Professors have been recruited to teach the students.
The hospital would provide treatment to patients at the outdoor, casualty and indoor departments. People from tribal dominated Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur and adjoining districts would be benefitted.Apart from Chief Minister, Health and Family Welfare Minister Pratap Jena, SC and ST Development Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi and MP Jhinna Hikaka were present. Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital at Baripada in Mayurbhanj district is scheduled to be inaugurated on Wednesday.