Health Infrastructure Being Strengthened Across Haryana- Arti Singh Rao

Chandigarh, September 8 – The Haryana Government is continuously working towards modernising healthcare services and medical infrastructure across the state. In a significant decision in this direction, the State Government has approved the purchase of new state-of-the-art ultrasound machines for the dispensary at the MLA Hostel in Chandigarh, as well as the Civil Hospitals in Ambala City and Karnal district. The initiative is aimed at ensuring timely and accurate diagnostic facilities for patients visiting government healthcare institutions, reducing their dependence on expensive private diagnostic centres for diagnosis and treatment.

Sharing more details of the decision, Health Minister, Ms Arti Singh Rao, said that a high-end ultrasound machine will be installed at the MLA Hostel dispensary in Sector-3, Chandigarh, to further strengthen medical facilities. The procurement and commissioning of the machine will cost approximately Rs. 81 lakh. The dispensary caters to the Chief Minister, Cabinet Ministers, MLAs and their family members, besides thousands of Haryana Government employees posted in Chandigarh. Installation of the technologically advanced machine will provide them with prompt and quality diagnostic facilities within the premises.

Besides strengthening healthcare facilities at the MLA Hostel dispensary, the State Government has also approved the installation of new ultrasound machines at the Civil Hospitals in Ambala City and Karnal district for the benefit of the general public. A large number of patients visit these two major district hospitals every day, including pregnant women and people suffering from various ailments. Due to limited resources, patients often have to face long waiting periods for ultrasound examinations at government hospitals.

Ms Arti Singh Rao said that the machines will soon be installed at both hospitals, enabling thousands of people from the local areas as well as surrounding rural areas to access timely diagnostic facilities while also reducing their financial burden. She said that the State Government's priority is to equip every government hospital in the state with modern medical equipment and ensure better healthcare services reach people even at the grassroots level.