The process for up-gradation of IGH, Rourkela, to a super speciality medical college and hospital has been expedited under the direct supervision of the PMO.
A budget of Rs 200 crore has been allocated from the Prime Minister’s Swasthya Suraksha Yojana to build infrastructure for the same. A high-level team of experts and architects has visited the hospital and submitted the report to SAIl and the Union Ministry of Steel outlining the requirement of infrastructure and medical equipment.
The AIIMS, Bhubaneswar has been assigned the responsibility of introducing super-specialty services and developing the curriculum for the post graduate courses.
Hopeful that with the present pace of progress and its monitoring by the PMO, the IGH will be developed into a super-specialty hospital soon and cater to the advanced healthcare needs of the people of Rourkela as well as other parts of the State and nearby States.