Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu laid the foundation stone of PET-CT SCAN machine at Indira Gandhi Medical College. For a long time the demand for this machine was being raised in Indira Gandhi Medical College.
The government has taken the first step towards fulfilling this strong demand. This machine helps in detecting cancer in the patient’s body. Presently this facility is not available in Himachal Pradesh. For this patients have to go to Chandigarh for the test and have to spend 15 to 20 thousand rupees.
During this, Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said that the government is moving forward with five flagship programmes. Health is the priority of Himachal Pradesh government after education. He said that there is a need to move forward in the direction of change to improve the health facilities in Himachal Pradesh.
Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said that the cabinet has recently decided to set up an emergency department of international standard. He said that a 175-bed emergency department would be set up in the Indira Gandhi Medical College.
Rs 11 crore to be spent for this has also been approved. He said that in this hospital, there will be facility of one nurse on every bed in the ICU, while there will be one nurse on three beds in the casualty department. Apart from this, a doctor will be available on 10 beds. Who will give only 8 hours duty.
He said that at present Himachal Pradesh is lagging behind in health facilities by 10 to 15 years. Himachal Pradesh needs to move forward in the field of health. The Chief Minister informed that a Center of Excellence for Cancer Care is being set up in Hamirpur at a cost of Rs 400 crore. World class facilities will be available to the patients of Himachal Pradesh in this hospital.
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