Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled the SUM Ultimate Medicare, a multi-super speciality quaternary care hospital equipped with state of art technology of the Siksha O Anusandhan deemed to be University, in the presence of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan here on Saturday morning.
Speaking on the occasion, Shah said “Government medical colleges and hospitals are not enough to meet the growing requirements, private entrepreneurs and agencies have an important role to play in this regard.”
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister expressed hope that the hospital will provide best of health care to people of the State.
Union Minister Pradhan, however praised the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for promoting private healthcare facilities in the interest of people. He once again urged the Chief Minister to implement the Ayushman Bharat Yojana in the State to provide free healthcare to people.
The new facility SUMUM, spreading across ten acres of land, the nine-storied hospital would offer next-generation treatment in patient-focused and technology-enhanced settings to the people of the region and beyond.
Envisioned as a one-stop, next-generation multi-super specialty quaternary care hospital, SUMUM will be served by ‘Centres of Excellence’ involving disciplines of Cardiac Sciences, Neuro Sciences, Critical Care and Pulmonology, Gastro Sciences, Joint Replacement and Orthopedics, Renal Sciences and Onco Sciences. The hospital has 14 Modular OTs besides dedicated trauma ICUs and has procured best-in-class international technologies like, Pet CT Scan, 3 Tesla MRI and HDR Bravos Brachy Therapy for advanced cancer treatment. A greenfield project, the new state-of-the-art healthcare facility aims at providing an ecosystem of healing with high-quality care and safety features besides a wide spectrum of clinical education and research opportunities.
Speaking on the occasion, SOA founder-president, Prof. Dr. Manojranjan Nayak said, “World-class medical care should be the prerogative of all Indians. With the opening of SUMUM, our cherished dream of empowering the health of our community is set to be fully realised. ”