Three new projects to be opened at Kozhikode medical college
The Hindu
Inauguration by Ministers Veena George and P.A. Mohamed Riyas on Monday
Health Minister Veena George and Public Works Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas will inaugurate new projects at the Government Medical College Hospital in Kozhikode on Monday.
Thottathil Raveendran, MLA, told reporters here on Saturday that Ms. George would unveil the bust of A.R. Menon, the first Health Minister of the State, and open the renovated orthopaedics department of the medical college while Mr. Riyas would launch the skywalk that connects three major blocks of the medical college complex.
The skywalk, built at a cost of ₹2.25 crore, connects the Medical College Hospital with the super-specialty block and the PMSSY casualty block. At present, patients are shifted from one building to the other in ambulances or on stretchers by crossing the road, causing discomfort to patients and bystanders. With the skywalk, patients can be shifted from one building to the other in battery-operated cars. Shifting them on stretchers is also easier on the skywalk as there is no need to cross the road.