Bhubaneswar: In a further boost to the healthcare sector in Odisha, as many as 3732 nursing officers on Wednesday joined the various medical colleges and hospitals in the State.
A ‘Nijukti Parba’ of the newly recruited nursing officers was organized at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar.
Attending the programme, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asked the newly joined Nursing Officers to work with utmost dedication and honesty to provide the best healthcare services to the patients.
The CM advised them to follow the ideals of Utkalmani Pandit Gopabandhu Das, Florence Nightingale and Mother Teresa to serve the people with selflessness and determination.
Congratulating the new officers and their families for joining a great service like patient care, the Chief Minister said, “The basic mantra of our health service is that every life is precious. We are working with this ideal”.
Advising that nursing officers have a major responsibility in this regard, he said that it is their responsibility to ensure that every person can get good service.
“You alone can instill hope in the patient. Your dedication and service can increase the confidence of the patient. Nursing officers also worked very well during COVID-19 pandemic. They had a huge role in the success of the COVID-19 management.
Highlighting the 5T initiative of the State Government, he said that our health care system has become effective through this policy. Today everyone can feel the transformation in healthcare in government hospitals, he added.
Speaking on the occasion, Health Minister Niranjan Pujari said, “Under the leadership of the Chief Minister, we have always made efforts to provide adequate and better quality health services to the people of the State”.
He said that provision of good healthcare to all has been ensured through establishment of new medical colleges, improvement of health infrastructure and new recruitment.
Interacting with the newly appointed nursing officers 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman VK Pandian said that as they are happy to join the new job today, they should also try to make the person who comes for treatment happy.
He further said that people go to the temple for blessings but you have got such a job where you will get the blessings of God by doing patient care.
Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena, Health Secretary Shalini Pandit and other senior officials attended the programme.
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