In an aim to provide emergency care to the life-threatening injuries with specially trained health professionals, Tripura got its first ever Trauma Centre opened at Agartala Government Medical College. While inaugurating the centre on Tuesday Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said that government has a plan to open another such centre covering other three districts of the state.
Addressing the programme CM Manik Sarkar said keeping in view of the alarming rise of road accidents especially involving two-wheelers in Tripura for the last 2 years, the trauma centre is opened which shall provide emergency care to the life-threatening injuries with specially trained health professionals.
Meantime the state health minister Badal Chowdhury who also remained present in the inaugural programme accepted the fact that crisis of doctors running high in the state. He also said that the AIMS Hospital has extended its helping hand with the Tripura government towards building this trauma centre.
Build in an area of 1660.23 sq.mt the state's first ever trauma centre has come up with the financial assistance of North Eastern Council and contribution from the state's budget. The trauma centre with high standard of Trauma care to the patients with full range of specialist services and equipments available for 24 hours, shall have 7 resident doctors, 9 nursing staff and 27 support staff.
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