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Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) has acquired an MRI instrumentality astatine a outgo of ₹12 crore and a afloat automated peripheral vascular diagnostic strategy for ₹35.95 lakh.
Health Minister Ma. Subramanian connected Wednesday said thousands of radical from Chennai, different districts of Tamil Nadu, and neighbouring States were seeking aesculapian attraction astatine RGGGH each day, raising the request for precocious equipment. The recently installed MRI instrumentality volition cater to 40 persons a day.
The afloat automated peripheral vascular diagnostic strategy volition assistance successful the aboriginal recognition of diabetes-related vascular complications, facilitating contiguous attraction and surgery, thereby preventing amputations, helium said.
After a 100-year-old gathering was damaged successful a occurrence 3 years agone astatine the RGGGH, the State authorities announced the operation of a caller gathering astatine a outgo of ₹65 crore. Spread crossed 1,12,247 sq. ft, the gathering has 4 floors and volition location the Department of Neurology. “Construction has been completed. Work to instal instrumentality is successful the last stages, and volition beryllium completed wrong 10 days. The Chief Minister volition inaugurate the building,” helium said.
Responding to a question, the Minister said immoderate ailment relating to backstage hospitals refusing treatments nether the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS) could beryllium reported to the State’s wellness helpline astatine 104. Action would beryllium taken against the non-compliant hospital, helium said.
On the occasion, the Minister met 10 patients who underwent corrective surgeries for spinal deformities nether CMCHIS astatine the RGGGH. In enactment with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, helium handed implicit artificial limbs and tricycles to persons with disabilities.
Health Secretary P. Senthilkumar, Project Director for the Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project S. Vineeth, Director of Medical Education and Research R. Suganthy Rajakumari, and dean of RGGGH K. Shantharam were present.
