MP govt for upgrade of BMHRC with post-graduate institute

Madhya Pradesh Government has submitted a proposal to Union Health Ministry to upgrade the Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre (BMHRC), set up to treat the victims of 1984 gas tragedy, with a medical post-graduate teaching facility.
BMHRC, a 350-bed multi-speciality tertiary care centre, is managed by Union Health Ministry.
"The state government has submitted a proposal to develop a medical PG teaching institute in the BMHRC as well. Various other decisions for the revival of BMHRC have also been taken at a meeting yesterday," Vishwas Sarang, MoS for Bhopal Gas Relief and Rehabilitation, told reporters today.
Sarang yesterday held a high-level meeting with Manoj Pant, Joint Secretary, Department of Health and Research, Union Health Ministry.

"It was also decided at the meeting that a steering committee would be constituted for the coordination between the state government and the Centre in regard to BMHRC," Sarang said.
He said 17 departments were instituted initially at the health centre but most of them are non-operational in absence of doctors and experts.

"Health Ministry officials have assured to fill vacant posts of contractual doctors immediately and other regular posts during next six months," the minister added.
Sarang, also an MoS for Cooperatives, said a panel of private and government hospitals would be constituted for the treatment of gas victims.

"If any treatment is unavailable at BMHRC, the doctors here would refer the patients to other hospitals included in this proposed panel and be paid in accordance with Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) rates," he said.