Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dedicated the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Superspeciality Hospital to the people of Jammu and Kashmir in Katra belt of Reasi district.
The 230-bed hospital has been set up by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board with an investment of about Rs 300 crore at Kakryal near Katra.
During the inaugural ceremony, the Prime Minister was flanked by Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, Union Minister of State in PMO Jitendra Singh, Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh and Health Minister Bali Bhagat.
The hospital has more than 20 different streams of medicine and surgery, including cardiology, cardio-thoracic surgery, neurology, neuro surgery, and nephrology.
The hospital is fully equipped with the latest computerised diagnostic and treatment equipment, including Linear Accelerator, Brachy Therapy, Gamma Camera, MRI and other latest equipment.
The hospital has two well-equipped critical care ambulances. It also has a latest dialysis unit.
Among the many novel features of the hospital project is the provision for rain water harvesting, solar energy utilisation, incineration of waste material, generators for power backup, and two sewage treatment plants, shopping complex, parking facility and various other required ancillary services.
The Shrine Board has an agreement with Narayana Hrudayalaya Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, which operates 32 hospitals all over the country, for operationalisation of the superspeciality hospital.