Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin to unveil new buildings for 17 hospitals

Chennai: Chief minister M K Stalin will inaugurate new buildings for 17 district headquarters hospitals across the state, flag off the construction work of new hospitals and work for upgrading existing ones, virtually from the secretariat next week, health minister Ma Subramanian said on Wednesday.

The state has planned a new tower for Kilpauk Medical College Hospital, a new neurology block for Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, a new building for Anna Cancer Hospital at Karapettai, 12 integrated lab services beside ten 50-bed hospitals and two 100-bed hospitals in the state.

The completed and planned work is worth 1,941 crore, he said at a function organised to give tablets to 582 students admitted to UG medical and dental programmes under the 7.5 per cent quota for government school students.