CM Pinarayi inaugurates 15 key development projects worth Rs 180 crore at MCH in Thiruvananthapuram

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated 15 major development projects worth over Rs 180 crore at the Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, on Monday. These included completed projects worth Rs 98.79 crore, and foundation stones were laid for new projects amounting to Rs 81.50 crore. The chief minister described the projects as a reflection of the governments patient-centric public health policy. These new facilities will bring in a revolutionary change in patient care at the hospital. They will facilitate faster and more accurate diagnoses, ensuring effective treatment while helping reduce treatment costs for the common man, he said. Health Minister Veena George presided over the function. Among the newly inaugurated projects was a state-of-the-art operation theatre complex. The seven-storey block houses 14 operation theatres, 145 beds, and 16 ICU units. The chief minister also inaugurated a six-storey MLT block, which includes a library, conference hall, six lecture halls, five research rooms, and an examination hall. The Imaging Department is now equipped with advanced technology, including portable digital radiography, four ultrasound machines, two stationary digital radiography units, an MRI machine, a CTDR unit, a mobile DR unit, and a portable X-Ray machine. In addition to the existing cath labs for neuro, cardiology, and interventional radiology, a new KHRWS-funded lab has been established. A new SPECT CT unit has been set up in the Nuclear Medicine Department. The facilities at the SAT Hospital were expanded with new paediatric neuro and nephrology wards. Other new facilities include a paediatric nephro dialysis unit the states first dedicated paediatric haemodialysis unit in public sector and a paediatric gastro endoscopy unit. A new Mother-Newborn care unit, skin bank, and urodynamic study centre were also inaugurated. The chief minister also inaugurated the third human milk bank in a government medical college in the state. These developments mark a transformative phase for the Medical College, said the health minister.