Odisha Approves Seven More Hospitals With Trauma Care Facilities

Bhubaneswar: To reduce fatality cases due to road accidents, and in pursuance to the observations of the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety, the Centre and Odisha government have strengthened the trauma care facilities in the state.

In a fresh move by the Health and Family Welfare department of Odisha, seven more private hospitals with trauma care facility of level I type have been approved, official sources said on Friday.

Earlier, a few Trauma Care Facilities (TCFs) were strengthened at SCB Medical College and Hospital at Cuttack, MKCG Medical College and Hospital at Brahmapur, VIMSAR Burla and District Headquarters Hospitals at Khurda, Bhadrak, Balasore and RGH in Rourkela.

Subsequently, 33 TCFs were notified out of which 3 are Level I type, 4 are level II type and rest 26 are level III type. To strengthen more, and to provide cashless treatment in 1st 48 hours of trauma, a scheme Free Treatment for Trauma Fund has been rolled out in 2019.

As on today, 11 private level I type trauma facilities have been empanelled. For support to these TCFs, schemes have been made like “New Casualty and Trauma Care” and “Free Treatment for Trauma Fund”.

For further strengthening the drive, 7 more private hospitals with trauma care facility of level I type have been approved. A standard operating procedure has been formulated. The MoU with the new facilities will be signed soon. The scheme is supervised by Additional DMET of Odisha as State Nodal Officer.

The Trauma Facilities where free treatment can be available under the scheme are Ashwini Trauma Centre, Cuttack, AMRI Hospitals, Bhubaneswar, KIMS, Bhubaneswar, Hi-Tech Medical college & Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Kalinga Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Utkal Institute of Medical Science, Bhubaneswar, Medicover Hospital, Vishakhapatnam, Rama Krishna Care Hospital, Raipur, JP Hospital, Rourkela, IMS & SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, SUM Ultimate, Bhubaneswar, Sunshine Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Care Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Blue Wheel Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Padmini Care, DRIEMS, Tangi, Cuttack, Sashi Bhusan Memorial Hospital, Cuttack, Sun Hospital, Cuttack, Trisha Hospital, Cuttack.

As all the hospitals have Level I trauma Care facility, this will be of immense help to the trauma victims according to Health and Family Welfare department.