SME Times News Bureau | 23 Jun, 2018
The Odisha government will set up 20 hospitals through the
public-private partnership (PPP) mode in order to improve healthcare
facilities in the state, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced on
Friday.
The hospitals will bring an investment of at least Rs
1,000 crore in the private health sector and open an opportunity for
direct employment for 10,000 people in the para-medical sector, said a
release from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO).
As many as 11
districts have also been involved in the scheme following the state
government's Health Sector Investment Policy - 2016.
The hospitals will be constructed under the Hub and Stock model of the state government's Affordable Healthcare Project.
Some
of these hospitals will act as Hub (central hospital) while some others
will function as Stock (branch hospital), said the release.
The
total bed capacity at the initial stage would be around 2,700 that will
fill up 56 per cent of non-availability of hospital beds in the state,
it added.
These hospitals will be accorded National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare (NABH) Accreditation.
