Vadodara to have heart care and surgery facilities at par with UN Mehta Hospital Ahmedabad: Govt

Vadodara: Vadodara based SSG hospital will soon get the facilities that are at par with Ahmedabad based UN Mehta hospital.

Sharing the details of ongoing/near-future initiatives in the health sector in Vadodara taken up by the State government, Spokesperson minister Jitu Vaghani today said – A foundation stone laying for a 600-bed ultra-modern Mother & Child (MCH) unit will take place in Vadodara soon. It will come up at a cost of Rs. 232 crore. In addition to this, construction of a new hostel building for 500 medical students is in progress.

Rs. 200 crore allocation has been made in current year budget to set up kidney, spine and eyes units with capacity of total 220 beds. Rs. 150 crore provision has been made for 238-bed cardiac unit at Ansuya leprosy ground campus. This unit will have a latest cath lab with facilities for angiography, angioplasty and other cardiac procedures. A cath operation theater will offer bypass surgery, valve replacement and all other surgeries for heart diseases.

Vaghani further said that the Central government run company ‘Power Greed Corporation of India’ has constructed a six-storey Vishram Sadan building at a cost of Rs. 22 crore through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund, which is to be dedicated in near future. It will have facility for stay of 235 persons. A general room in this Sadan will accommodate 9 persons for just Rs. 75 per day per person rate. Rs. 125 per day will provide private room that has 4 persons capacity. A dining hall will have facility to host dining of 60 persons. Vishram Sadan will be handed over to a capable organization for its operation. DeshGujarat