₹180 Crore Development Projects Set to Launch at Thiruvananthapuram MCH

Rapid Summary

• Fifteen new development projects worth over ₹180 crore are being launched at Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College Hospital (MCH).
• Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the projects, with Health Minister Veena George chairing the function.
• ₹717.29 crore in ongoing development projects at MCH include road development,flyover construction,electrical and water works completed at ₹32.76 crore.
• completed first phase includes:

– Medical Lab Technology (MLT) block worth ₹21.35 crore; Operation Theater (OT) block with 14 OTs, 145 beds, 16 ICUs and cath lab at ₹8.5 crore.
– Equipment purchase for Imageology division at ₹43.9 crore: notable additions include MRI machine, DR units, ultrasound machines among others.

• Upcoming facilities: Skin bank for Burns Unit (₹3.2 crore), Breast Milk Bank (third in public sector), revamped pediatric dialysis unit and wards; first pediatric gastro endoscopy unit in public sector; Mother-Newborn Care Unit; Urodynamic study Center.
• nuclear Medicine department to receive Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT-CT); additional CT machine installed with modernized paediatric units.
• Launch includes new website upgrades for the institution’s online operations.

Indian Opinion Analysis

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