Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 8: On the auspicious occasion of beginning of Holy Navratras today Governor N. N. Vohra, who is Chairman of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, participated in a brief ceremony for the commencement of the 230 bed Superspeciality Hospital at Kakryal, near Katra.
The hospital has been established by the Shrine Board in a sprawling campus at an investment of about Rs. 300 crore.
It is pertinent to mention that the Governor has requested the Prime Minister to inaugurate this Superspeciality Hospital on April 19, 2016.
The Jammu-based Members of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board: Dr. S. S. Bloeria, H. L. Maini, Dr. Ashok Bhan and Maj. Gen. (Retd) Shiv Kumar Sharma; B. B. Vyas, Financial Commissioner, Planning and Development and ex-CEO of the Shrine Board; P. K. Tripathi, Principal Secretary to the Governor; Ajeet Kumar Sahu, Chief Executive Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board; Dr. M. K. Kumar, Additional CEO;Dr. A. Raghuvanshi, Vice-Chairman, Managing Director and Group CEO, Narayana Health; Dr (Brig.) Man Mohan Harjai, Chief Administrative Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Superspeciality Hospital; and Dr. S. P. Singh, CEO, Narayana Vaishno Devi Superspeciality Hospital Pvt. Ltd. were present on the occasion.
Prof. Sanjeev Jain, Vice Chancellor, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University; Surinder Kumar, DIG, Udhampur-Reasi Range and Ajay Khajuria, Registrar, SMVD University were among those present on the occasion.
The Governor, who has been personally monitoring the establishment of this flagship project of the Shrine Board and visiting the site almost on a weekly basis in the past 6 months, went around the various sections of the Superspeciality Hospital with Dr. Raghuvanshi, MD of Narayana Health. He interacted with the doctors, paramedics and other staff and emphasised the need for providing the best possible patient care so that the hospital develops as a medical care centre of excellence.
Referring to the most modern computerised diagnostic and treatment equipments installed in this hospital, the Governor emphasised the crucial need for their proper maintenance and optimum utilisation in the best interest of patient care.
Dr. Raghuvanshi, Dr. S. P. Singh and Mr. Sahu informed the Governor about the to-date status of preparation and the positioning of doctors and other staff.
It may be recalled that the Shrine Board has concluded an Agreement with Narayana Hrudayalaya Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, which operates 32 hospitals all over the country, for operationalisation of the Superspeciality Hospital.
Doctors, paramedics, other staff of the Hospital, patients and their attendants, officers of the Shrine Board and others were present at the Pooja which was performed to mark the commencement of the Hospital functioning.
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