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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the second phase inaugurated 67 ‘Ama Hospitals’ in 15 districts of the state, Dialysis Center at Umerkot Sub Divisional Hospital, Subarnapur District Headquarters Hospital and BMRC Cardiac Care Hospital at Jharsuguda. Furthermore, the Khordha district’s Begunia Sub Divisional Hospital received its foundation stone from the Chief Minister.
Speaking at the event, the Chief Minister stated that everyone’s comfort was taken into consideration when making all of the arrangements at “Ama Hospital.”
“The main focus of this program is patient convenience and improved medical care. ‘Ama Hospitals’ will usher in a new era in the state of healthcare.” The Chief Minister said that this will bring a huge transformation in the field of health care in government hospitals.
He went on to say that “Ama Hospital” will further illuminate the changes taking place in the healthcare industry. He claimed that the establishment of “Ama Hospital” was based on suggestions made by the 5T Chairman during his trips to the districts and input from the general public through “Mo Sarkar.” The Chief Minister stated that the 5T project has enhanced hospital infrastructure, patient amenities, and the service delivery process, indicating a significant shift in the healthcare sector at the government level. “Quality is guaranteed as well. 1858 hospitals are expected to be added to this scheme over the course of the next five years, and more than Rs 3,300 crore has been set aside between 2023 and 2028 for this reason. He reported that 149 hospitals are now undergoing redevelopment.
Highlighting the health services of the state, the Chief Minister said that 4,000 doctors and more than 3,700 nurses have been recruited in the last year to provide better health services to the people. Free medical facilities have been provided in government hospitals for both the rich and the poor. Today, Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana has turned out to be a model across Odisha in the field of health care. People of Odisha are relieved of their healthcare worries. “By implementing the mantra ‘All lives are precious for me’, with cooperation from all we will fulfil the dream of ‘Sustha Odisha, Sukhi Odisha’ (Healthy Odisha, Happy Odisha)”, the Chief Minister asserted.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Niranjan Pujari said that today, with the efforts of the Chief Minister, the people of Odisha are getting facilities in government hospitals similar to private hospitals. Odisha’s largest district-level hospital has been established at Sonepur under the 5T initiative in a very short time. A long-time dream of the people of Sonepur has been realised through this.
Kartik Pandian, Chairman of Nabin Odisha and Program Coordinator for 5T, stated that 140 “Ama Hospitals” have been established thus far, initially in two stages. On this, around Rs 700 crore have been invested. Thanks to everyone’s collaboration, this effort has been accomplished. He expressed his gratitude to all of them and asked that they keep these hospitals as their own.
MP Chandra Shekhar Sahu from Paralakhemundi in Gajapati district, MLA Sushant Kumar Behera from Kosala in Angul district, MLA Prafulla Samal from Dhamnagar in Bhadrak district, MLA Satya Narayan Pradhan from Ranpur in Nayagarh district, Block Chairperson Naveen Naik from Umerkot in Nabarangpur district, and Government Deputy Chief Whip Saroj Kumar Meher from Kantbanji in Balangir district, and MLA Dipali Das from Jharsuguda said that in the eyes of the Chief Minister, every life is precious to him.
“For this, he has always given high priority to providing better quality healthcare to the people of the state.” They opined that the faith of the people of the state in the government hospitals has increased today.
In the program, Sasmiprabha Rout from Nilagiri in Balasore district, Sunita Rani Prusty from Deogarh district, Savitri Meher from Loisinga in Balangir district, Sunandita Sahu from Bolagarh in Khordha district, Aarti Kuldeep from Lakhmipur in Koraput district, Sonali Das from Barchana in Jajpur district narrated their experiences and said, “our Chief Minister has perfectly understood ‘health is wealth’ .” “That is why he has built such good hospitals for us. The ‘Ama Hospital program’ has seen a massive transformation of hospitals in our region. All services are available for free. We are very happy.” Apart from expressing their gratitude, they thanked the Chief Minister and 5T Chairman.
Secretary of Health and Family Welfare Shalini Pandit gave the welcome speech and the Director of Health proposed the vote of thanks.
