Bhubaneswar: The Odisha authorities have proposed to the Centre for institution of second All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) within the state.
“Odisha has a completely practical AIIMS in Bhubaneswar which has emerged as one of many main AIIMS within the nation by way of medical training and well being care”, says Odisha Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy in a letter to the Well being Ministry.
We have now learnt {that a} second AIIMS has been established in Bihar and an analogous proposal is into account in one other state. In view of the well being care necessities of Odisha, it’s proposed {that a} second AIIMS could also be thought of for the Western Odisha within the district of Sundergarh.
There may be available infrastructure for Faculty and hospital in Sundergarh. An MOU has been signed between Authorities of Odisha and NTPC to determine a medical school and hospital. The development of the venture has been accomplished and the tools procurement course of is happening. The hospital is designed for 500 beds and the faculty might be sufficient to have 100 energy in MBBS.
Subsequently, this accessible infrastructure will be utilised for organising of AIIMS inside a brief time frame. It should cater a big tribal inhabitants within the space and assist in offering high quality tertiary care within the backward space of Western Odisha. The placement is well accessible by highway, railway and air( Jharsuguda Airport).
Additionally it is requested to think about the proposal and a second AIIMS might be established in Odisha, Odisha Chief Secretary said within the letter.
