Punjab government is set to upgrade as many as 40 hospitals and secondary healthcare facilities in the state, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh has said. The 40 hospitals include 19 district hospitals, six subdivision hospitals and 15 Community Health Centres (CHCs). “All the formalities and preparations have been completed to execute this work and the government will accomplish this work in the current year,” he said. The Health Minister was chairing a meeting with the engineers and officers of all the execution agencies including the Punjab Health System Corporation (PHSC), Department of Architecture, Public Works Department, Punjab Mandi Board, PUDA, at Punjab Bhawan on Wednesday to finalise the plan. He was accompanied by Principal Secretary Health Vivek Partap Singh, Managing Director PHSC Pradeep Kumar Aggarwal, Special Secretary PWD Harish Nayyar and Chief Architect Sapna. Dr Balbir Singh said that apart from revamping, new buildings will also be constructed according to the need and required strength of doctors and staff will be ensured at all the government hospitals in the state. “The upgraded buildings of all the hospitals will be equipped with ultra-modern facilities and equipment so that people can avail world-class healthcare facilities at government hospitals,” he added. Meanwhile, the Health Minister along with the representatives of all the executions agencies will visit Sangrur and Patiala on August 16, to work out the strategy for the early execution of the work.
