Regional Institute to sport new look

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsThe Regional Institute of Ophthalmology here will soon sport a new look. The opening of the new Casualty Block, the inauguration of the construction of the Speciality block and the functional inauguration of surgical equipment will be held on September 19. The function to be presided over by K Muraleedharan MLA, will be attended by Health Minister V S Sivakumar, Works Minister V K Ebrahim Kunju, Mayor K Chandrika and Shashi Tharoor MP. Along with the inauguration of the new hospital blocks, a new medical-cum-optical shop to be run by the HLL Life Care will be inaugurated by Shashi Tharoor. The shop will sell spectacles and intra-occular lenses in addition to medicines at reasonable cost. While the biomedical waste of the hospital is managed by IMAGE, the bio-waste will now be managed by a new biogas plant that has been set up on the hospital premises. The inauguration of this plant will be done by the Mayor. The new casualty block built at a cost of Rs 50 lakh will have examination rooms, emergency theatre and duty rooms. The classrooms and lab for the new BSc optometry courses have also been set up in the new building. Some of the new equipment that have been purchased include the Vitrectomy machine, sophisticated operating microscope, phaco machine and air conditioners. All these facilities are expected to improve the care given to patients, the number of which has risen from 10,000 in 1999 to over 2 lakh in 2011 in the outpatient section and from 7,000 to over 9,000 in the case of in-patients.While the number of major surgeries conducted in the hospital was 4,500 in 1999, it was over 7,655 in 2011.first published:September 18, 2012, 11:46 ISTlast updated:September 18, 2012, 11:46 IST
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The Regional Institute of Ophthalmology here will soon sport a new look. The opening of the new Casualty Block, the inauguration of the construction of the Speciality block and the functional inauguration of surgical equipment will be held on September 19.

The function to be presided over by K Muraleedharan MLA, will be attended by Health Minister V S Sivakumar, Works Minister V K Ebrahim Kunju, Mayor K Chandrika and Shashi Tharoor MP.

Along with the inauguration of the new hospital blocks, a new medical-cum-optical shop to be run by the HLL Life Care will be inaugurated by Shashi Tharoor. The shop will sell spectacles and intra-occular lenses in addition to medicines at reasonable cost.

While the biomedical waste of the hospital is managed by IMAGE, the bio-waste will now be managed by a new biogas plant that has been set up on the hospital premises. The inauguration of this plant will be done by the Mayor.

The new casualty block built at a cost of Rs 50 lakh will have examination rooms, emergency theatre and duty rooms. The classrooms and lab for the new BSc optometry courses have also been set up in the new building.

Some of the new equipment that have been purchased include the Vitrectomy machine, sophisticated operating microscope, phaco machine and air conditioners.

All these facilities are expected to improve the care given to patients, the number of which has risen from 10,000 in 1999 to over 2 lakh in 2011 in the outpatient section and from 7,000 to over 9,000 in the case of in-patients.

While the number of major surgeries conducted in the hospital was 4,500 in 1999, it was over 7,655 in 2011.