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Telangana Plans 25 Wellness Centres, More Hospital Scanners
The Telangana government plans to open 25 more wellness centres.
This will bring the total number of centres to 37.
These centres will help government employees, pensioners and their families receive checkups, tests and medicines.
The Employees Health Scheme currently covers 17 lakh people.
Patients can also receive inpatient care at government and private hospitals.
The government plans to add nine MRI machines and eight CT scan machines to public hospitals.
It is also buying 485 more ventilators.
These steps are intended to expand medical services and make healthcare easier to access.
Telangana will establish 25 additional wellness centres, increasing the total to 37.
Twenty-one centres will be located in districts, while four will serve high-footfall areas in Hyderabad and Medchal-Malkajgiri.
The Employees Health Scheme covers 17 lakh beneficiaries and offers services through 921 hospitals.
The government will install nine new MRI machines and eight CT scan machines at state-run hospitals.
Telangana is also procuring 485 ventilators to deploy according to requirements.
- Who
- The Telangana government, Health Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha, and beneficiaries of the Employees Health Scheme.
- What
- The government announced 25 additional wellness centres, new MRI and CT machines, and the purchase of 485 ventilators.
- Where
- Telangana, including its districts, Hyderabad and Medchal-Malkajgiri, as well as state-run hospitals.
- When
- The announcements were made in the Legislative Council on Thursday.
- Why
- To expand healthcare services for government employees, pensioners and their families and strengthen diagnostic and hospital capacity.
Key facts
- Total wellness centres after expansion
- 37
- Employees Health Scheme beneficiaries
- 17 lakh
- EHS annual budget
- Rs 1,056 crore
- Hospitals offering EHS inpatient services
- 921, including 114 government and 807 private hospitals
- New MRI machines
- 9
- New CT scan machines
- 8
- Additional ventilators being procured
- 485
- Existing government-hospital equipment
- 9 MRI machines, 50 CT scan machines and 1,770 ventilators
Sources
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