The Kerala Cabinet on December 20 (Wednesday) created 270 additional posts in the Medical Education department to staff the super speciality units in government medical college hospitals with an adequate number of proficient doctors.
The majority are teaching posts, an estimated 262. The doctors will staff super speciality units at government medical college hospitals in Thiruvananthapuram (25), Kollam (29), Konni (37), Alappuzha (8), Kottayam (4), Ernakulam (43), Idukki (50), Thrissur (7), Mancheri (15), Kozhikode (9), Kannur (31) and Kasaragod (1).