Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to Madurai on January 27, 2019, is expected to inaugurate the super-speciality block constructed at Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) under the Prime Minister Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).
The construction of this 320-bedded facility, opposite Anna bus stand, faced a prolonged delay of at least three years, reportedly due to delay by the contractor and subsequent litigations.
While a ‘soft launch’ of outpatient services alone was planned this month before the full-fledged inauguration, officials in GRH said that the plan had been postponed since the entire facility will be inaugurated by the PM. Though specific details of PM’s visit was not yet known, officials said that he was unlikely to visit the facility and instead would inaugurate it from the site for All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Thoppur, where he is laying the foundation stone for the project.
“He is also expected to inaugurate the super-speciality blocks built under PMSSY in Thanjavur and Tirunelveli from here,” a senior official from GRH, said.
The super-speciality block at GRH, which will have high-end treatment facilities in more than ten specialities, also includes an overbridge between the block and the trauma care centre on the opposite side of Panagal Road to swiftly shift patients without needing ambulance.
