The Tripura government has agreed with the Guwahati Neurological Research Centre (GNRC) to establish a super specialty hospital on the vacant land of Tripura Jute Mills Ltd in Hapania, West Tripura district, Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Thursday.
Earlier, the government had signed a pact with Srija Hospitals and Research Institute, an Imphal-based medical institution, to set up a super-specialty hospital and medical college at RK Nagar in the same district.
While addressing media persons, CM Saha said, “We have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with GNRC, a Guwahati-based medical institution, to set up a superspecialty hospital at Tripura Jute Mills Ltd’s vacant land. A team from our department has already visited Guwahati to check the infrastructure and facilities available at GNRC.”
He said the state government is also working to improve healthcare services and staff availability at the Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital (GBP Hospital) and the Agartala Government Medical College.
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“We have already signed a MoU with AIIMS, New Delhi, to streamline the healthcare services at GBP hospital. According to their recommendation, we have decided to increase ICU beds from 156 to 326. Besides, the GBP hospital is directly connected with AIIMS, New Delhi, through telemedicine to provide better medical facilities to patients of the state”, he said.
On Thursday, a 16-bed ICU dedicated to patients with severe respiratory conditions, along with a fully equipped ICU in the trauma centre, became operational at the Govind Ballabh Pant (GBP) Hospital.
“The state Cabinet has already discussed setting up a medical university to regulate medical colleges and other medical institutions in the state”, CM Saha said.
