Minister inaugurates facilities at govt. hospital in Vellore
VELLORE, FEBRUARY 02, 2019 00:00 IST
Quality treatment:Health Minister C. Vijaya Baskar inaugurating the emergency care unit at the Vellore hospital, on Friday.C. Venkatachalapathy
Hospitals in the State will be upgraded at Rs. 190 crore: Vijaya Baskar
Health Minister C. Vijaya Baskar inaugurated multiple facilities at the Government Vellore Medical College Hospital in Adukkamparai, on Friday.
The facilities included an early intervention centre at a cost of Rs. 99 lakh, Tamil Nadu Accident and Emergency Care Initiative (TAEI unit) (Rs. 2.13 crore), cath lab (Rs. 3.89 crore), extension of haemodialysis unit (Rs. 97.5 lakh) and magnetic resonance imaging unit (MRI) (Rs. 6.5 crore).
The TAEI unit will serve the entire district and handling emergency cases including accident victims, said Mr. Vijaya Baskar.
Following the Australian methodology in extending emergency medical care, 75 hospitals in the State would be upgraded at a cost of Rs. 190 crore, he said.
Tamil Nadu is maintaining a good record in organ donation, the Minister added.
Organ donation
Speaking at the event, Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan refuted allegations on organ donations.
Fifteen 15 organs can be harvested from a human corpse and it has been prioritised by Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu (Transtan), he said.
While Transtan only puts out the priority list, the recipient is finalised by the recipient hospitals, he added. The list of patients waiting for heart and lung transplant is given by the recipient hospitals.
Transtan coordinators then put up the priority list based on the date of registration of the patient.
Commercial Taxes Minister. K.C. Veeramani, Director of Medical Education, A. Edwin Joe, GVMC Dean, Dr. R. Shanthimalar, District Sub-Collector K. Meghraj participated.
VELLORE, FEBRUARY 02, 2019 00:00 IST
Quality treatment:Health Minister C. Vijaya Baskar inaugurating the emergency care unit at the Vellore hospital, on Friday.C. Venkatachalapathy
Hospitals in the State will be upgraded at Rs. 190 crore: Vijaya Baskar
Health Minister C. Vijaya Baskar inaugurated multiple facilities at the Government Vellore Medical College Hospital in Adukkamparai, on Friday.
The facilities included an early intervention centre at a cost of Rs. 99 lakh, Tamil Nadu Accident and Emergency Care Initiative (TAEI unit) (Rs. 2.13 crore), cath lab (Rs. 3.89 crore), extension of haemodialysis unit (Rs. 97.5 lakh) and magnetic resonance imaging unit (MRI) (Rs. 6.5 crore).
The TAEI unit will serve the entire district and handling emergency cases including accident victims, said Mr. Vijaya Baskar.
Following the Australian methodology in extending emergency medical care, 75 hospitals in the State would be upgraded at a cost of Rs. 190 crore, he said.
Tamil Nadu is maintaining a good record in organ donation, the Minister added.
Organ donation
Speaking at the event, Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan refuted allegations on organ donations.
Fifteen 15 organs can be harvested from a human corpse and it has been prioritised by Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu (Transtan), he said.
While Transtan only puts out the priority list, the recipient is finalised by the recipient hospitals, he added. The list of patients waiting for heart and lung transplant is given by the recipient hospitals.
Transtan coordinators then put up the priority list based on the date of registration of the patient.
Commercial Taxes Minister. K.C. Veeramani, Director of Medical Education, A. Edwin Joe, GVMC Dean, Dr. R. Shanthimalar, District Sub-Collector K. Meghraj participated.
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