The Kerala government’s proposed Institute of Organ Transplantation is expected to commence operations soon from a temporary facility at the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) block of the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode.
According to official sources, it will initially have 40 beds, ward supporting system, an intensive care unit (ICU) and an operation theatre. A project office of the institute is already functioning at the PMSSY block.
Biju Pottakkat, special officer for the project, told The Hindu that discussions were underway to hire doctors and other staff. The institute would function from the medical college hospital premises until a permanent building comes up near the Government Dermatology Hospital campus at Chevayur, he added.
