Govt to spend Rs 1K cr to upgrade Hamirpur medical college: CM

“Our government will spend Rs 1,000 crore to make the medical college a multi-speciality hospital and the best medical college in the state,” said Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu after inspecting the ongoing construction works of the Dr Radhakrishanan Government Medical College and Hospital (RKGMCH) here today.

He reviewed the proposed site for the cancer care centre and announced that a modern cancer hospital, along with nursing and dental colleges, would be developed alongside the medical college complex. The project is estimated to cost approximately Rs 1,000 crore.

Sukhu said that the establishment of the medical college would ensure that quality healthcare is made available to the people closer to their homes. He added that the state government was strengthening the healthcare system across all medical colleges and major hospitals in Himachal Pradesh.

Drawing inspiration from AIIMS Delhi, he said outdated machinery and equipment in health institutions across the state would be replaced with world-class technology and advanced medical facilities to provide better treatment services to the people in a phased manner.

Sukhu further noted that after the North-Eastern states, Himachal Pradesh reported the highest numbers of cancer cases in the country. The establishment of a dedicated cancer hospital here would ensure accessible and quality cancer care for patients within the state. He informed that 11 new specialist departments have recently been approved for the cancer hospital to be established here. These included cancer medicines (medical oncology), cancer surgeries (surgical oncology), pain relief and supportive care, nuclear medicine, anaesthesia and critical care, laboratory testing (pathology), treatment for children with cancer, radiology and imaging, treatment for women’s cancers, stem cell and bone marrow transplants and radiation therapy.

He added that since assuming office, the government had revamped the healthcare sector, resulting in improved and better healthcare in the state.

Later, the CM inspected the under-construction heliport at Jaskot in Hamirpur district, being constructed at a cost of Rs 18 crore and the under-construction Hamirpur bus stand, which is being developed at a cost of Rs 123 crore. He also directed officials to implement all the projects within the stipulated time.