Shillong, Oct 15: Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who was on his two-day Meghalaya tour, inaugurated a new Regional Cancer Centre, a new Under-Graduate Medical College, New Building of Nursing College, Hostels, 8 Modular Operation Theatres, a Virtual Autopsy and New Guest House at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) in Shillong on Saturday.
Mandaviya also laid the foundation stone for a 150-bed Critical Care Block at the institute.
At the event, Heaving Stone Kharpran, Member of Legislative Assembly, Meghalaya and Prof. Nalin Mehta, Director, NEIGRIHMS were also present.
While speaking at the event, Dr Mandaviya said that “the new facilities at
NEIGRIHMS will provide much-needed healthcare services to the people of the
Northeast region. The Central Government is committed to improving the health
infrastructure in the Northeast region and to providing quality healthcare services to
the people of the region.”
The Union Health Minister also stated that the new facilities at NEIGRIHMS will help
to attract and retain medical professionals in the Northeast region. Appreciating the
work culture and cleanliness in NEIGRIHMS, he said that the government is
committed to further develop infrastructure at NEIGRIHMS so that the institute
continues to remain a hub for medical treatment, research & training of healthcare &
allied healthcare professionals for the Northeast region.
Dr Mandaviya stated that the Union Govt looks at the Health sector through a holistic
approach. “We are not only creating new and advanced medical infrastructure. We
are also increasing the number of doctors and nursing stuff. In the last nine years,
the number of medical colleges have doubled in the country. 1,70,000 Health and
Wellness Centres have been created across the country. We are also building one
Critical Care unit in every district in the country”, he said.
Prof Nalin Mehta said that the new facilities will vastly improve healthcare facilities in
NEIGRIHMS and will lead to increase in seats for MBBS and B.Sc. Nursing courses
in Meghalaya. He further said that with the improvement of medical facilities in the
Northeast region, people will not have to go far to other regions of the country for
medical treatment.
The Regional Cancer Centre is a 252-bedded state-of-the-art facility that will provide comprehensive cancer care services to patients from across
the region.
The Under-Graduate Medical College will help in providing undergraduate medical education using state-of-the-art technologies to a batch of 100 MBBS students per year.
The Nursing College will train nurses to meet the growing demand for nursing professionals in the Northeast region.
The Hostels have a total of 416 rooms and will provide accommodation to MBBS Students & Interns.
The Modular OT is a state-of-the-art operating theatre in the hospital that will be
used for complex surgeries. The New Guest House has a capacity of 28 rooms that
will provide accommodation for guests and visitors to NEIGRIHMS.
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