Bhubaneswar, March 2: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik bolstered healthcare infrastructure across the state today by inaugurating teaching hospitals in five government medical colleges and laying foundation stones for advanced health facilities in four additional medical colleges.

The teaching hospitals inaugurated include the 650-bedded Bhima Bhoi Medical College & Hospital in Balangir, 650-bedded Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College & Hospital in Baripada, 500-bedded Government Medical College and Hospital in Sundargarh, 500-bedded Dharani Dhar Medical College and Hospital in Keonjhar, and 650-bedded Fakir Mohan Medical College and Hospital in Balasore.

Additionally, foundation stones were laid for upgrading the Acharya Harihar Post Graduate Institute of Cancer in Cuttack, MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur, Rourkela Government Hospital, and Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Institute in Burla.

These initiatives mark significant progress towards the Chief Minister’s ‘Sustha Odisha Sukhi Odisha’ initiative, adding 2,950 beds to medical college hospitals in a single day and representing an investment of over Rs. 2,000 crore by the state government.

Addressing the occasion, the Chief Minister emphasized the transformative impact on Odisha's healthcare sector, with the 5T initiative driving the development of hospitals into ‘Ama Hospitals’. He highlighted the expansion of medical education and recruitment of doctors and paramedical staff, significantly increasing the number of doctors and specialists graduating annually from the state's medical colleges.

Patnaik affirmed the commitment to enhancing healthcare services, with ongoing efforts to upgrade existing hospitals to world-class standards, reflecting an investment exceeding Rs. 3,400 crore.

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