Puri: Shri Jagannath Medical College and Hospital (SJMCH) in Puri has been constructing a teaching hospital, which will be completed by mid-January of the following year.
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As per a report in Times of India, Kaushik Mishra, Superintendent of SJMCH stated that upon its inauguration, the hospital will begin with few of its operations.
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He informed that once they have arranged all the necessary manpower, equipment, instruments, and facilities, the hospital will slowly become fully operational.
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According to government rules, every medical college needs to have a teaching hospital of its own. In case the teaching hospital is not functional the government permits the medical college to begin classes by utilizing the teaching hospital of nearby colleges.
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As of right now, the medical college’s teaching hospital is the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH), puri up till the facilities are operational.
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Earlier reported that SJMCH started its academic session from October 2023. As part of the 'Establishment of new medical colleges associated with existing district/referral hospitals' project, the SJMCH is one of five medical colleges that were constructed during Phase I. The Union Government has contributed Rs 567 Cr, or 60% of the total cost of 945 Cr, towards the construction of all the hospitals under the programme. Now that the SJMCH is opened, all five medical colleges are operational.
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