Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and the district in-charge Minister Madan Kauhsik jointly inaugurated the newly constructed building of the women’s hospital built at cost of Rs 7 crore in Haldwani on Wednesday. The building besides the basement has four floors. There is provision of lift, a ramp and a mini tube-well in it as well.

Speaking on the occasion after the inauguration, the Chief Minister announced that the capacity of Haldwani-based women’s hospital has been upgraded from 30 beds to 100 beds. He further said that the State Government is focusing on health services across the State and over one thousand doctors have been appointed with the purpose in view. He said that 75 per cent posts of the doctors have already been filled in the state hospitals. He further said that Intensive care units (ICU) in all the district hospitals would become functional soon and Rs 1.23 crore has been sanctioned for the purpose.

He hoped that this would substantially improve the facilities in the Government hospitals since tele-medicine and tele-radiology has also been started.

CM said that the facility of tele-cardiology has been started at Pauri. “Twelve specialists have been appointed at Sushila Tewari Hospital. Besides, nod has been given for the construction of Haldwani Cancer hospital. A burn ward would also be started in the hospital and new beds will be placed soon in the women’s hospital,” he announced.

Chief Minister said that health and education are two important challenges before his Government and they have taken initiatives to improve the quality of education besides improving health services.

He further said that to lessen the problems faced by the common people through latest technology, the online registration in 43 hospitals of the State has been started. “Through tele-radiology facilities of X-ray, CT scan, MRI and mammography are being provided in 35 medical centres in the far-off areas,” he said, adding that under the “’Sewa Mera Dayatava’ programme, private doctors are also being requested to provide two hours’ service in the Government hospitals. 

CM admitted said that there is still shortage of doctors and paramedical staff in the state. “Proceedings are on to provide services to the doctor from other States in Uttarakhand. A large number of generic Aushadhi Centres are also being opened to provide affordable medicines to the poor people of the State”, he said.

The district in-charge Minister Madan Kaushik said that Ayushman Bharat– Ayushman Uttarakhand would prove to be the milestone for the State.

Under the Ayushman Uttarakhand scheme, the Government would now bear the expenditure on treatment up to Rs 5 lakh for all the 23 lakh families living in the State. “We are determined to take the benefits of health schemes being run by the Government to  every corner of the State and no one would be left out,” he said.