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Wednesday, Feb 01, 2006

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad

100-bed ESI super-specialty hospital in city soon, says KCR

Special Correspondent

Chief Minister Rajasekhara Reddy to lay foundation stone

WORKING FOR A CAUSE: Union Labour Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao greeting patients after announcing establishment of Rs. 50-crore hospital on ESI campus in Sanatnagar on Tuesday. - Photo: Satish H.

HYDERABAD : A 100-bed super-speciality hospital will come up in the city to cater to the needs of workers and staff of the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESI) in South India.

The hospital will be located on the ESI Hospital campus, Sanatnagar, instead of the 15-acre land allotted by the Government at Nizampet on the outskirts, Union Labour Minister K. Chandrasekhara Rao told reporters here on Tuesday.

It was among four such hospitals coming up in New Delhi, Kolkata and one in Western India. He said each hospital would cost about Rs.50 crores.

More facilities

Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy would lay the foundation stone for the hospital shortly, he said, adding that the ESI would sanction Rs.19.36 crores to upgrade facilities in the seven ESI hospitals and 10 dispensaries in the State, including one in Sanatnagar.

Though the Government had allotted land it was felt that the super-speciality hospital could come up on nine-acre piece of land on the Sanatnagar campus.

The ESI hospitals and dispensaries in Chittivalasa (Vizianagaram), Visakhapatnam, Sadashivpet, Ramachandrapuram (Medak), Eluru, Sirpur Kagaznagar, Vijayawada, Warangal, Nizamabad, Adoni, Rajahmundry, Kakinada, Goshamahal, Jeedimetla, Patancheru and Nellore would also be given a facelift. Mr. Rao said Rs. 6.35 crores would be spent on improving the facilities in the Sanatnagar hospital, where a 100-bed rest room for attendants of patients, besides improving the facilities, would be taken up shortly.

Labour Minister G. Vinod said the Government would shortly make a proposal seeking Rs. 15- crore Central fund to take up improvements in other ESI hospitals and dispensaries.

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