Medical centre opened at Bharathidasan University
TIRUCHI, FEBRUARY 19, 2019 00:00 IST
UPDATED: FEBRUARY 19, 2019 04:59 IST
2,000 students and 700 staff members to benefit from the facility
A medical centre was declared open at the Bharathidasan University on Monday.
The centre, located in the Fitness and Health Sciences Lab of the university, was inaugurated by A. Amalraj, Commissioner of Police, Tiruchi, in the presence of P. Manisankar, Vice Chancellor, G. Gopinath, Registrar of the varsity, and D. Senguttuvan, Executive Director, Kauvery Hospitals, the service provider.
The medical centre would cater to the needs of students, faculty and administrative staff of the University and residents in the staff quarters free of cost. The centre was opened in view of a felt need among students and scholars for a primary medical centre in the campus.
So far the university had a modest facility with a part-time doctor and a nurse, a university press release said.
The medical centre will be manned by two doctors, four nurses and two support staff deputed by Kauvery Hospitals. The centre has three beds, defibrillator, ECG machine, nebuliser and other equipment besides emergency medicines. A 24-hour pharmacy would also function at the centre. Two ambulances would also be available. About 2,000 students and 700 staff members would benefit from the facility, the release added.
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