Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met with senior government officials to discuss the Assam Secondary Healthcare Systems Reforms Project on Tuesday.
Chief Minister Sarma also reviewed the state of the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital’s (GMCH) State Cancer Institute and the proposed Employee Health Assurance Scheme.
Sarma also addressed and approved the use strategy for the National Programme for the Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Stroke (NPCDCS).
The Assam government has also suggested building a mother and child care hospital in Tamulpur district.
The government also plans to construct a 50-bed hospital at five places across the state as part of the ‘Prime Minister Ayushmaan Bharat Abhiyaan,’ a 100-bed hospital at Sualkuchi in Kamrup district, and a high-quality Nursing School as part of district hospitals.
The chief minister also urged officials to expedite online booking for outpatient departments at medical colleges in the state, as well as the opening of the Green Corridor for emergency situations with appropriate parking space, in order to make the health-care delivery system more convenient.
A ‘green corridor’ is a customised route that is designed such that all traffic signals between the hospital where an organ is taken and the hospital where it will be transplanted are green and manually controlled.
Sarma also gave an update on the ongoing building of five district hospitals in the state’s newly constituted districts.
Aside from that, the chief minister has instructed government staff to implement portal-based medical bill filing.
He also requested the creation of a portal and the preparation of appropriate guidelines to ensure a consistent experience.