Kalaignar centenary hospital to get 200 rooms as pay wards, says Health Minister
The Hindu
TN Health Min. Subramanian announces 200 pay wards to open in Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital, Guindy in 15-20 days. Pricing to be reasonable. 750 outpatients & 150 inpatients daily. Wards also opening in Salem, Coimbatore, Tiruchi & Madurai.
Around 200 rooms are being readied as pay wards at Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital, Guindy, Health Minister Ma. Subramanian said on Wednesday. The Minister told reporters that new pay wards were announced in the State Budget and were being opened in government institutions in Salem, Coimbatore, and Tiruchi, with some already in operation in Madurai. “At Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital, we will open the 200 rooms in 15 to 20 days after completing recruitment,” the Minister said. The sixth floor of the hospital will have the pay wards, he said, adding that the pricing will be reasonable. The hospital receives over 750 outpatients and 150 inpatients in a day, he added.
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