Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma. Subramanian on Sunday said that the existing dilapidated Government taluk hospitals in Ambur and Vaniyambadi towns in Tirupattur will move to new six-storey buildings this year as construction work of these buildings is in full swing.
Mr. Subramanian was on a day-long inspection of government hospitals and ongoing infrastructure works related to healthcare in Vellore and Tirupattur districts. “Work on new primary healthcare centres and sub-health centres in Tirupatur is also in full swing. The new works will be completed before the stipulated deadline,” he said.
At Ambur, the taluk hospital will be replaced by a new building by end of the year with specialised healthcare for eye, ENT, dental, orthopaedics and cardiology at a cost of ₹24.31 crore. The hospital has specialised treatment for pregnancy and child care, a trauma care unit, paediatrics, orthopaedics, an antiretroviral therapy (ART) centre, and general medicine. Every day, on an average, over 2,000 out-patients visit the hospital.
