Odisha cabinet approves healthcare scheme to improve hospital infrastructure

The ₹3,388.73 crore scheme that will run for a period of five years from 2023-24 to 2027-28 would ensure all public health institutions from district to panchayat level improved in a phased manner

Published on: Nov 15, 2023, 08:52:53 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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The Odisha cabinet on Tuesday approved the ‘Ama Hospital’ scheme which aims to improve infrastructure and ensure sufficient manpower in the state-run healthcare facilities.

The scheme will ensure that basic amenities are improved for patients and their attendants. (Odisha Legislative Assembly)

This development comes a year ahead of the state assembly polls and Lok Sabha elections.

The ₹3,388.73 crore scheme that will run for a period of five years from 2023-24 to 2027-28 would ensure all public health institutions from district to panchayat level improved in a phased manner for better standards of care and well-being of the patient. Also Read: Odisha cabinet nod to schemes for skill growth

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The scheme will ensure that basic amenities are improved for patients and their attendants.

Under the scheme, improved patient waiting area in all such public health facilities will have all the basic patient amenities, hygienic toilet facilities for better patient experience, attendant rest shed for stay at the facility during hospitalisation of patients, digital display boards for improved public awareness.

There will be queue management and patient calling system to reduce overcrowding in service areas, online registration system for better patient management, drug distribution counters for quick dispensing of drugs and laboratory report on phone to avoid multiple visits to hospitals.

Mission Shakti Cafe within the hospital premises will be opened for easy access to refreshment requirements.

The state government is doubling down on its effort on the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana, a cashless healthcare scheme that was started in 2018.

Under the scheme, male members of a beneficiary family get cashless coverage up to ₹5 lakh per annum while women members receive ₹10 lakh per annum.

The govermment has so far spent ₹3,550 crore for the treatment of 16.5 lakh patients under Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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