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Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH), attached to K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College successful Tiruchi, inaugurated its crab outpatient section (OPD) connected Wednesday.
The 20-bed OPD was inaugurated by Minister for Municipal Administration K.N. Nehru successful the beingness of Mayor M. Anbazhagan, Collector V. Saravanan and K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College dean S. Kumaravel.
In the archetypal phase, the crab OPD volition relation alongside a dedicated time attraction chemotherapy ward and a palliative attraction ward, said a property release.
“Earlier, we were referring 300-400 patients from Tiruchi annually to Thanjavur Medical College for aesculapian oncology and radiation therapy. With the motorboat of our ain crab OPD, we anticipation to trim the hardship faced by patients and their attenders successful travelling for treatment. The drugs required for attraction person already been procured successful capable quantity, and we person capable specialists connected committee to instrumentality attraction of patients locally,” Dr. Kumaravel told The Hindu.
The precocious sanctioned PET scan facility, for which preliminary installation steps and tract recognition are nether way, volition amended diagnostic accuracy successful crab attraction done precocious imaging, the dean said. “At present, the incidence of oral, cervical and bosom crab is communal successful our district. We are stepping up efforts to rise nationalist consciousness astir prevention and detection of the disease.”
New facilities
MGMGH besides inaugurated an X-ray imaging installation aimed astatine strengthening diagnostic services and improving diligent attraction wrong the maternity and pediatric wards (RCH building) and the orthopaedic section connected Wednesday.
Each recently installed machine, procured astatine a outgo of astir ₹8 lakh, is equipped with modern exertion that ensures high-quality imaging and diagnostic accuracy portion maintaining diligent information done optimised radiation doses.
To guarantee cognition theatres and inpatient wards person a changeless proviso of sanitised and sterile linens and uniforms, a modern laundry portion worthy ₹19,45,17, was launched astatine the hospital. It is equipped with a high-capacity washing machine, hydro extractor and dryer that tin beryllium utilized to launder up to 100 furniture sheets successful 30 minutes, said the release.
