PM Modi inaugurates Super-Speciality Hospital in Bhuj - here are 5 top things to know

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated KK Patel Super Speciality Hospital in Bhuj, Gujarat. The inauguration was done via video conferencing. The modern health facility is the first charitable multi-speciality hospital in the Kutch region. It has been built by the Leuva Patel community of Bhuj with help from donors based in India and abroad.

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Here's a list of 5 things that PM said during the inauguration that you must know:

1. First charitable hospital
The Super-Speciality Hospital in Bhuj is the first charitable super-speciality hospital in Kutch. It has total 200-bed.

2. Services
Including normal medical services, this hospital will also provide other services like interventional cardiology (cathlab), cardiothoracic surgery, radiation oncology, medical oncology, surgical oncology, nephrology, urology, nuclear medicine, neuro surgery, joint replacement, and laboratory and radiology.

3. Affordable Treatment
This super specialty hospital is going to provide affordable and best treatment to lakhs of people of Kutch. PM tweeted "Hospital in Bhuj will make good quality healthcare accessible to people at affordable price."

Hospital in Bhuj will make good quality healthcare accessible to people at affordable price. https://t.co/ip4Y9sNVyz

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 15, 2022

4. New doctors in the coming years
The country is going to get a record number of new doctors in the coming 10 years, said PM Modi. The government has taken this decision to promote medical education in the country.

5. Goal of New Medical Colleges
PM Modi while inaugurating KK Patel Hospital in Bhuj through video link said, Gujarat had just nine medical colleges with around 1,100 MBBS seats, but the medical education scenario has improved vastly in the last 20 years. Our mission is to have at least one medical college in every district.
"The goal of having at least one medical college in every district and ensuring that medical education was in reach of everyone will result in the country getting a record numbers of doctors after 10 years," the PM said.

(With the inputs of PTI)