Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industry Charandas Mahant on Saturday laid stone for the 100-bed modern hospital of ESIC at Korba. While laying the foundation stone, Mahant said that with the construction of the hospital, a long-awaited dream of the ESI insured people and their family members in Korba and nearby areas would be fulfilled.
In Chhattisgarh, through the 34 dispensaries of 22 centres in Raipur, Bilaspur, Durg, Janjgir-Champa and Raigarh districts, more than 3.5 lakh insured families have been getting primary medical services, he said. The hospital, being constructed in six acre land, will cost about Rs 95 crore. In this 100-beded hospital, various health treatment services will be available, including medical, surgical, orthopaedic, cardiac science, gynaecology, eye, ENT, paediatrics, skin diseases, dentistry, psychology OPD services, emergency services, radiology department, X-ray room, Ultrasound room, Mammography room, patients ward, ICU and laboratory.
The construction of the hospital building will be completed within the scheduled time limit. Chhattisgarh labour, Health and Family Welfare Minister Amar Agrawal, while presiding over the programme, said that with the completion of the hospital, unprecedented improvement would be made in the health checkup of the insured employees and their families in Korba district. Korba MlA Jai Singh Agrawal, Pali Tanakhar MlA Ramdayal Uike, Rampur MlA Shyamlal Kanwar, Katghora MlA lakhanlal Devangan and others were present in the programme.