The District Government Hospital here is being upgraded with the government granting Rs. 21.75 crore for the purpose.

The hospital, spread over 50 acres of land of the total 110 acres granted, is adding 100 more beds and six more dialysis units for the patients suffering from kidney failure.

The preparation and increase in the facilities is done in order to meet the standards of the Medical Council of India (MCI) in case of the State government granting one government medical college here. It may be noted that the government has proposed to set up a government medical college in each district in the State, while Vijayapura is also under the list which may get one college soon.

Meanwhile elaborating on the project being taken up at the hospital, District Surgeon, R.M. Sajjan said that construction is underway to add 100 beds in maternity department as it presently has only 50 beds.

About the dialysis units, Dr. Sajjan said that over the period of time, the number of daily patients to undergo dialysis has gone to nearly 50.

“ Earlier, we had only six units, due to which, the patients were finding hard to get the dialysis done with limited machines, to help them out, six more are being installed,” he said.

Dr. Sajjan has informed that the hospital has sought accreditation from the National Accreditation of Board of Hospitals.

It is an autonomous body works under Quality Council of India, to assess the quality of medical care provided by the hospitals.

“NABH representatives are coming here in May for their preliminary assessment. If the hospital gets accreditation from NABH, it would become the first district hospital in the State to get that honor,” he said.

District Surgeon R.M. Sajjan has informed that with more facilities being added in the district hospital here, the hospital has sought accreditation from the National Accreditation of Board of Hospitals.

It is an autonomous body works under Quality Council of India, to assess the quality of medical care provided by the hospitals.

“NABH representatives are coming here in May for their preliminary assessment. If the hospital gets accreditation from NABH, it would become the first district hospital in the State to get that honor,” he said.

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