J-K focusing on upgrading health facilities: Omar

Srinagar:Jammu and Kashmir government has accorded top priority to upgradation of health facilities, with focus on consolidation at the grassroot level, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said today.
“Upgradation of health facility and consolidation in the sector is my government’s priority,” Omar said after inaugurating a new Casualty Block at SMHS hospital here.
The modern facility developed at a cost of over Rs 6.94 crore comprises a three-story complex equipped with modern medical gadgets and surgical competence.
The casualty block comprises of five modern operation theatres with all latest equipments, 26 passenger bed lifts, a 20-bedded medical emergency ward and a 30-bedded surgical emergency unit.
“While we have concentrated on equipping the health infrastructure with qualified personnel and modern appliances to improve the healthcare delivery, we are also on upgrading and enhancing the medical service in the state,” the Chief Minister said.