Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 1 : Minister for Health and Medical Education, Taj Mohi-ud-Din today visited SMHS Hospital and took stock of the resumption of services at various departments and units.
The Minister was briefed about the cleaning up operation and repairs being done to machines and equipments for which experts from companies like Siemens and Toshiba have flown here. He was told that surgical services at the Hospital have been resumed and surgical ICUs have been restarted. Moreover, some new machinery is being brought from places like Goa and it would be put in use as quickly as possible.
Interacting with the management and the staff, the Minister said the Government has already released Rs. 9 crore for purchase of new equipment and machinery at the hospital. He said SMHS Hospital and its Associated Hospitals have suffered damages to the extent of Rs. 256 crore and assessment report of the same is being sent to the Centre. He also said that Government has decided that Bio Chemical and Pathological tests at the Hospital would be conducted free of cost for three months.
Principal Government Medical College, Srinagar G. M. Pampori and Medical Superintendent SMHS Hospital, Dr. Nazir Ahmed accompanied the Minister during his visit to the hospital.
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