Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on Tuesday formally dedicated a 230-bed super-speciality hospital and a magnificent sports complex built by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) at a cost of Rs
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on Tuesday formally dedicated a 230-bed super-speciality hospital and a magnificent sports complex built by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) at a cost of Rs 300 crore and Rs 11 crore, respectively, to the people of the State.
The facility named as Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Superspeciality Hospital at Kakryal near Katra, the base-camp to the revered cave-shrine in Trikuta hills near Jammu, will be run by Bengaluru-based Narayana Hrudayalaya Pvt. Ltd., which already operates as many 32 hospitals across the country. The hospital is already providing free of cost OPD services and diagnostic tests.
The hospital has more than 20 different streams of medicine and surgery, including cardiolicesogy, cardio-thoracic surgery, neurology, neuro-surgery, nephrology, urology, oncology, pulmonology, bone-marrow transplant, gastroenterology, orthopaedics, trauma-medicine, paediatrics and neonatology, obstetrics and gynaecology.
It is also equipped with state-of-the-art computerised equipments to provide best possible diagnostic and treatment facilities to the patients. These include Linear Accelerator, Brachy Therapy, Gamma Camera, MRI, CT Scan, Cath Lab, Endoscopy, Bronchotherapy, most modern Dialysis Unit and other related facilities. Officials said that highly trained superspecialist doctors, nurses and other staff have been positioned at this hospital to deliver the healthcare services.
J&K governor N.N. Vohra, who is also the chairman of SMVDSB, told the Prime Minister that its policy is to provide concessional medical treatment to certain specified categories of patients at the hospital including pilgrims to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine.
The sports complex built at a cost of about Rs 11 rupees has a capacity for more than 10,000 spectators, including 2,600 in a covered pavilion. It has a magnificent ground turfed with premium quality grass with sprinkler irrigation system for organising track and field events.
