Health and Family Welfare Minister Pratap Jena on Tuesday directed officers to take requisite steps for ensuring all required infrastructure and healthcare facilities at the MKCG Medical College Hospital in Brahmapur, VIMSAR in Burla and the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar at the earliest.
Jena issued the direction while holding discussions here on the facilities available, vacancies in posts of doctors and other staffs, financial aspects and requirement of equipments in the Government hospitals.
He asked officers to take steps for upgrading operation theatres and ICUs and early use of newly-constructed buildings and other infrastructure. He asked officers to inform him about actions taken by them in 15 days’ time.
Among others, Health and Family Welfare Secretary Dr Pramod Kumar Meherda, State Medical Corporation MD Archana Nayak, Additional Secretary Hariballabh Mishra, Principal and Superinddents of the MKCG and VIMSAR and the Director of the Capital Hospital were present.