PM Modi inaugurates K K Patel Super Speciality Hospital in Bhuj; Says, better healthcare facilities not only prevent diseases but also promote social justice
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dedicated K. K. Patel Super Speciality Hospital in Bhuj to the nation through video conferencing.
Speaking on the occasion, he said, this hospital will make good quality healthcare accessible to people at an affordable price.
It will ensure best treatment for the families of soldiers and people of the trading community. He said better healthcare facilities are not limited to the prevention of disease but they also promote social justice. PM Modi said availability of affordable and best medical care to the poor reinforces his trust in the system.
The Prime Minister said, under Ayushman Bharat Yojna and Janaushadhi Yojna, poor and middle-class families are saving crores of rupees on their treatment. He said India will get a record number of new doctors in the next 10 years due to government’s decision to open medical colleges in every district of the country and efforts to make medical education accessible to all.
The Prime Minister said the government is committed to provide excellent but affordable health services to everyone in the country as it is a part of social justice obligation.
Narrating the long and warm relationship with the Kutch peninsula, Prime Minister Modi urged the people to focus on tourism and water conservation to boost the local economy.
Addressing the function Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said medical infrastructure is remarkably strengthened in Kutch district with the inauguration of K. K. Patel Super Speciality Hospital. He added that the Kutch peninsula has marched forward in self-reliance (atmanirbhar) in health services.
Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya was also present on the occasion. 200 bedded hospital has been built by Shree Kutchi Leva Patel Samaj, Bhuj. This is the first charitable super speciality hospital in Kutch.
Super speciality services such as Interventional Cardiology, Radiation Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Nephrology, Neuro Surgery, Joint Replacement and other supportive services like laboratory and radiology are provided in the hospital at an affordable cost.
