Panaji: Chairman of the Minister of Pramod Sawant on Saturday inaugurated a new primary health center in Ribandar.
He said that the center, which is located at the Old Goa Management Institute, is the first integrated health center in the state, where medical staff from Goa Medical College, Goa Dental College and the Directorate of Health Services will be present.
24×7 facility, with an ambulance 108 especially itself, will be a unit of the victim full of the department of general patients (OPD) and laboratories for testing.
Planning to buy a X-ray machine, ultrasound machine and other major medical diagnostic equipment for PHC as well as in the pipe.
“There is a request from people for health centers in Ribandar.
This is the first integrated health center with ambulance services, STEMI (Iocardia Infarction Elevation of St-segment) 24×7,” Sawant said after inaugurating facilities.
Locals have demanded a full health center of 20 beds, 24×7 with x-rays, sonography, CT scans, and MRI facilities, which will serve not only for residents of Ribandar, but also from Old Goa, Corrim, Chorao, two Panchayats Divar, Chimbel and Merces.
“This will be the center of full stemi, 24×7 so if there is a heart incident, it can be handled,” said Minister of Health Vishwajit Rane, who was present for the inauguration.
“This place will have all facilities so that the people of Ribandar do not have to move away for basic care.
There is a 2D ecocardiographic machine that can transmit reports through telemedicine.” “In a few days, telemedicine services will also start across Goa.
This will mean that at least Half of the people traveling to GMC or to the hospital will no longer be traveling because they can use tele-consultation, “Sawant said.