Nine Years On, Super-Specialty Upgrades Await Completion At Four MP Medical Colleges
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Despite nine years, upgradation of four medical colleges selected under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) has not been made in Madhya Pradesh. Under PMSSY, upgradation projects for medical colleges were approved for Madhya Pradesh in 2017. The medical colleges considered for the purpose were NSCB Medical College, Jabalpur; Rewa Medical College; GR Medical…
Nine years after the initial approval, the upgradation of four medical colleges selected under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) remains incomplete in Madhya Pradesh. The colleges earmarked for this improvement are NSCB Medical College, Jabalpur; Rewa Medical College; GR Medical College, Gwalior; and MGM, Indore.
These institutions were chosen to match the standards of AIIMS. In 2017, the demand for an additional AIIMS in Madhya Pradesh was raised in Parliament, but the central government chose to approve upgradation of these four colleges instead. However, none of the colleges have met the required benchmarks for the upgrade.
The 10 departments scheduled for enhancement include cardiology, cardiothoracic & vascular surgery, neurology, neurosurgery, nephrology, urology, medical gastroenterology, surgical gastroenterology, plastic surgery, and endocrinology. The plan also aimed to develop tertiary care facilities, address regional healthcare disparities, and increase infrastructure like super-specialty blocks, bed capacity, and postgraduate seats.
Dr Shashidhar Prasad Garg, Dean of Rewa Medical College, stated that they possess six super-specialty departments. They are currently working on oncology and endocrinology departments and have already upgraded plastic surgery. The number of beds has been increased to 200. Dr Arvind Sharma, Medical Superintendent of NSCB Medical College, informed that they own a super specialty block, but endocrinology, surgical gastroenterology, and plastic surgery are lacking.
Additionally, Dr Arvind Ghanghoria, Dean of MGM, Indore, revealed that they do not have endocrinology services but have all other super-specialty facilities, including a super-specialty block with all necessary amenities except for endocrinology. GR Medical College Dean Dr RKS Dhakar mentioned that they have four super-specialty departments - neurology, neurosurgery, cardiology, and cardiothoracic surgery.
They boast the finest pediatric gastroenterology unit in the state. However, the Bhopal Municipal Corporation has no records of five birth certificates.
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