Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister, Dr Baljit Kaur said that the Bhagwant Singh Mann Government in line with its’ commitment to provide viable and quality treatment and public sector health institutes is going to strengthen the Regional Spine Injury Centre, Sector 70, Mohali shortly.
Visiting the Centre, today, in the wake of the upcoming expansion, the Minister said that the Regional Spine Injury Centre Mohali is among the four National level spine injury centres being run by the Government of India and respective State Governments at Cuttack, Jabalpur and Bareilly.
She said that the centre has been catering to the neighbouring states of Haryana, Himachal and Chandigarh as a leading speciality institute in the Northern Region. This medical institution provides rehabilitation measures to patients with Spinal disabilities and also with orthopaedic and Neurological problems.
She further said that the highly subsidised treatment cost and advanced machines have been attracting patients with spine injuries here for treatment. She said that the Centre has an Open MRI Machine that is only with PGI Chandigarh in the region. The whole body MRI Scan fee is charged Rs 2500 only.
The Social Security Minister Dr Baljit Kaur said that Punjab Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann is of the opinion that the National level state funding institute should be further developed as a state-of-the-art health Institute, thereby, She has been visiting the Centre with its Incharge Doctor Dr Raj Bahadur, today.
She said that as per the proposal, the bedding capacity would also be enhanced during the strengthening and expanding of the institution.