Working women hostel to be built in Tanda Medical College, nursing college to be built: RS Bali

Dharamshala, May 17 ( UNI) Himachal Pradesh Tourism Corporation Chairman, Cabinet rank, RS Bali said that a working women hostel will be built in Tanda Medical College at a cost of Rs 8 crores.
He said that the nursing school will be upgraded and a nursing college will be built, with an amount of Rs 2 crores 7 lakhs will be spent on this, while a hospital will be built for senior citizens at a cost of Rs 2 crores.
The state government is committed to providing quality health services and facilities and model health institutions have been established in about 50 assembly constituencies of the state.
In these health institutions, six specialist doctors are providing high level services to the patients.
On Saturday, as the chief guest in the Nurses Week programme at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Medical College, Tourism Corporation Chairman RS Bali said that nursing staff is the backbone of any health institution and nurses are the important link between patients and doctors.
He said that efforts are being made to provide every possible facility to the nursing staff. He said that the work of providing necessary nursing staff and modern medical equipment to strengthen all the health institutions across the state is in progress.
He said that after being equipped with adequate and latest machines, these health institutions will prove to be a milestone in providing quality treatment facilities to the people. Due to this, patients will not need to go away from their homes or outside the state for better health services.
On this occasion, Principal Dr. Milap, Additional Director Dr. Major Avnindra Kumar, SDM Munish Sharma, State President Nurses Bhavna Thakur, Nursing President Monica Rana, Nodal Officer Nirmal, Meera Bhatia, Pavana, nurses and trainee nurses were present.
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