Haryana govt employees, pensioners to get access to 4 major Punjab hospitals: Arti Singh Rao

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Chandigarh, March 10

Haryana government has empanelled four reputed hospitals in Punjab to provide advanced treatment for government employees, pensioners and their family members, Health Minister Arti Singh Rao said on Tuesday.

These include Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Mullanpur; Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital, Sangrur; Regional Spinal Injuries Centre, Sector 70, Mohali; and Punjab Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, Mohali.

These hospitals provide advanced treatment for serious ailments such as cancer, spinal injuries and liver-related diseases, according to an official statement.

According to the health minister, the decision was taken to ensure better and specialised medical facilities for state employees and pensioners.

In many cases, she said, treatment of serious diseases requires specialised hospitals, and the empanelment of these institutions will help patients receive timely and better treatment.

In the event of an emergency, disaster, epidemic or a surge of patients in government hospitals, these empanelled hospitals will provide facilities such as ambulances, ICU/CCU, burn units, wards, beds and mortuary services as required, the statement said quoting a spokesperson of the Haryana Health Department.

The Haryana government is continuously working to provide better healthcare facilities to the employees, pensioners and the public, and such initiatives will continue in the future as well, Arti Singh Rao said.

PTI