C’garh: Sai Unveils State-Of-The-Art Cancer Institute

The institute has been established on the premises of Ramkrishna Care Hospital here.

Mr. Sai inspected the advanced treatment facilities and modern medical equipment at the new cancer unit and congratulated the hospital management and doctors on the initiative.

He was accompanied by speaker of the state Assembly and former chief minister Dr. Raman Singh and state health minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal on the occasion.

The chief minister said that the institute marks a new chapter in Chhattisgarh’s health sector, enabling cancer patients to access diagnosis, treatment and other medical services within a single campus.

He said that such a private-sector initiative will further strengthen the state’s healthcare infrastructure.

Highlighting Chhattisgarh’s healthcare journey, the chief minister said that the state has made significant progress in the two and half decades since its formation in 2000.

He said that the government’s objective is to ensure that people can access quality and advanced treatment within Chhattisgarh without having to travel outside the state.

Speaking on the occasion, state health minister Mr. Jaiswal said that Chhattisgarh had only one medical college at the time of its formation.

The number subsequently increased to ten during the tenure of former chief minister Dr. Singh.

The state has now 15 medical colleges following further expansion.

He said that super-specialty healthcare services are also expanding across Chhattisgarh.

With such services becoming available in Bastar in the state, the need to airlift critically ill patients to Raipur has reduced, and complex procedures, including cardiac surgeries, are now being performed in Jagdalpur, headquarters of Bastar.

He indicated that while a super-specialty hospital has been inaugurated recently in Bilaspur in the state, work on two more such medical facilities is in progress.