TIRUNELVELI
A four-member Medical Council of India (MCI) team visited Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital (TVMCH) in Palayamkottai on Wednesday to check whether available facilities were adequate for providing quality medical education to 250 students every year.
The team, headed by Dr. Chandrakant from Nagpur, visited all the departments of the 52-year-old hospital and inspected the facilities at outpatients and inpatients sections, besides checking the infrastructure.
They also interacted with Dean S.M. Kannan and heads of various departments to understand the hospital’s role in providing medical assistance to poor patients from Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Kanniyakumari districts.
Based on the report of the team, which will continue its inspection on Thursday also, the MCI will decide on increasing the number of students admitted to Tirunelveli Medical College from 150 to 250.
As the TVMCH has augmented its infrastructure over the past few years and introduced new departments to provide quality healthcare to poor patients, the Centre sanctioned ₹ 120 crore for establishing a super-speciality block, for which the State government has released its contribution of ₹ 30 crore.
As the facility is nearing completion, it is likely to be inaugurated through videoconferencing when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Madurai later this month to lay the foundation stone for All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
