Rewa: New facilities open at three hospitals, including 20-bed heart ICU and paediatric cancer day care

New health facilities were launched on Tuesday at three major hospitals in Rewa to give patients of the Vindhya region better treatment. They were inaugurated so that treatment for serious illnesses can be had in Rewa itself.

A modern NAT machine, costing about Rs 6.5 crore, has been installed at Sanjay Gandhi Hospital. The machine is now available at the hospital.

A milk bank for newborns has been started at Gandhi Memorial Hospital (GMH). It will let infants in need receive mother's milk.

Several changes have also been made at the Super Speciality Hospital. The number of beds in the heart ICU has been raised from 10 to 20, and the nephrology ICU has gone from 5 beds to 10. An REIC centre and a paediatric cancer day care unit for children's treatment have also been started.

Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla said on the occasion that the new facilities will let patients in the Vindhya region get better treatment. According to him, patients will now have less need to go to big cities for treatment of serious illnesses.

Shukla also said that facilities of modern machines and specialist doctors are being expanded in Rewa itself. He said the facilities will also increase the capacity to treat serious heart and kidney diseases, as well as children's ailments.