Monday, March 26, 2012

TN to establish 10 super speciality hospitals


Chennai:
Tamil Nadu will establish 10 super specialty hospitals across the state and will provide tertiary care within 150 km from any location in the state, according to the Vision 2023 document.

Estimating an investment of Rs 11,000 crore, the document, which was released by Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, stated that primary and secondary health network will be strengthened in such a manner that a referral center is available within a maximum distance of 5 km from every sub-centre.

The document, prepared along with Asian Development Bank experts and ICRA Management Consulting services Limited, also said that all primary and secondary hospitals will be connected by al weather black topped road and bus connectivity will be ensured at least twice every day from every village to the nearest sub center and referral hospital.

The government said that to ensure round the clock availability of doctors and nurses, all primary health centers will be provided with good residential accommodation dor atleast a doctor and three staff nurses.

Special focus will also be provided on non-communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and cancer which are emerging as major cause of morbidity and mortality, the document said, adding that a two-pronged strategy will be adopted to tackle these diseases.
The document also said trauma and disaster management systems will be strengthened across the state to provide relief services within an hour of receipt of information.
Project                                                Rs in crore
Creation of two medi-cities                Rs 4,000
Addition of 15 new colleges               Rs 2,000
Establishment of 10 pvt colleges        Rs 1,500
Strengthening of health centers          Rs 750
Upgrading existing medical colleges   Rs 750
Improvement of health instutions       Rs 400
Establishment of specialty centers      Rs 400
Skill dev of medical personnel            Rs 300
Trauma, ambulatory care                    Rs 300
Establishment of 1,000 collection lab Rs 300
Electronic medical record facility       Rs 300
Total                                                     Rs 11,000

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