Surat Civil hospital to get Gynec ICU


Surat, 21 October 2014

Civil hospital in Surat which attracts pregnant women from five districts of south Gujarat and witnesses on an average 500-600 deliveries every month will have Gynecology ICU soon. The state government has made allotment of Rs. 95 lakh for this purpose. Over all estimate of setting up a Gynec ICU is Rs. 1.30 crore. The facility will have portable X-ray, sonography, ventilator etc services available. New ICU is likely to be activated by November-end this year. The state government has approved 4 medical officers, 12 nursing staff, 3 sweepers, 1 data operator for new ICU. Motive is to decrease the figure of pregnant woman and infant mortality. The state government has already set up such unit at other places in Gujarat including Vadodara and Jamnagar.