Post on 16-Feb-2017
HEALTH MINISTER IN CHHATTISGARH
Three major hospitals of Chhattisgarh will be equipped with trauma units to
provide immediate medical attention to victims injured in different kinds of
accidents. The state government has sanctioned Rs 12 crore 88 lakh on
proposal of Health Department.
The trauma care centres will be established in Government District Hospital
of District Headquarters Kanker. Besides, Raipur based Dr Bhimrao
Ambedkar Hospital and Bilaspur based Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical
Science (CIMS) will also equipped with trauma care centre.
During the first three supplementary budget of the current financial year , the
provision has been made of Rs 12 crore 88 lakh for these three trauma centres.
Chhattisgarh State Government's 'Sanjeevni ' 108 Express has the
reputation of saving patients in distress. This project was launched on 25
January 2011. The patients are ferried free of cost to the hospitals. The
health minister in Chhattisgarh is planning a number of other schemes.
Sanjeevni Express had transported about 8 lakh 83 thousand patients to
hospitals till date. This includes 2 lakh 23 thousand pregnant women
who had been ferried to hospitals for deliveries.
About 1 lakh 30 thousand accident victims have been shifted by 108
ambulances and 28 thousand 454 injured in other mishaps have been shifted
to hospitals.
About 23 thousand heart-attack patients and 24 thousand patients
suffering from breathing and other related illnesses have been saved by
the life-saving ambulances.
About 8 lakh 31 thousand calls have been registered this year till May 2015.
The Sanjeevni Express had transported about 1 lakh three thousand patients
to hospitals and saved their precious lives.