SILIGURI, 11 JAN: The Siliguri district hospital authorities have set aside space in the existing hospital premises for setting up MRI, CT scan, digital X-ray and other facilities under a private-public-partnership (PPP) model.
The state health department had earlier instructed the hospital authorities to provide 1,100 sq feet space to set up the facilities.
The Darjeeling district chief medical officer of health-III, and acting medical superintendent of Siliguri hospital, Dr Ashok Biswas, said the hospital does not have adequate land for a new building. Accordingly, after consultation with the chief medical officer of health, Dr Subir Bhowmik, and Siliguri MLA Dr Rudranath Bhattacharya, and departmental engineers concerned, a space had been selected on the ground floor of the hospital, which had been lying unused for some time. Sources said the floor, close to a maternity ward, was meant to accommodate patients in case of an outbreak of susceptible or enteric diseases. The Siliguri district hospital currently does not have CT scan facilities. Relatives of serious patients are asked to get CT scans done either at the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital or at other private health centres.
Chief minister Miss Mamata Banerjee during her visit to the hospital on 18 September, had asked the hospital authorities to set up these facilities in the district hospital. The acting medical superintendent, Dr Biswas, said: “We will finalise the identified space after consulting the officials concerned, including doctors and other hospital staff.” sns
The state health department had earlier instructed the hospital authorities to provide 1,100 sq feet space to set up the facilities.
The Darjeeling district chief medical officer of health-III, and acting medical superintendent of Siliguri hospital, Dr Ashok Biswas, said the hospital does not have adequate land for a new building. Accordingly, after consultation with the chief medical officer of health, Dr Subir Bhowmik, and Siliguri MLA Dr Rudranath Bhattacharya, and departmental engineers concerned, a space had been selected on the ground floor of the hospital, which had been lying unused for some time. Sources said the floor, close to a maternity ward, was meant to accommodate patients in case of an outbreak of susceptible or enteric diseases. The Siliguri district hospital currently does not have CT scan facilities. Relatives of serious patients are asked to get CT scans done either at the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital or at other private health centres.
Chief minister Miss Mamata Banerjee during her visit to the hospital on 18 September, had asked the hospital authorities to set up these facilities in the district hospital. The acting medical superintendent, Dr Biswas, said: “We will finalise the identified space after consulting the officials concerned, including doctors and other hospital staff.” sns
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