Apollo hospital in DelhiThe Odisha government announced last week that it will establish a 700-bed superspeciality hospital in Sambalpur town in public private partnership (PPP) mode.

Odisha has made an agreement with Kolkata-based Desun Hospital and Heart Institute for the project. The hospital will involve an investment amount of  Rs 170 crore (US$32 million) and it is t0 be functional in three years.

The hospital will have 24 speciality departments, 30 operation theatres and two digital catherization laboratories. The hospital will also house a general nursing and midwifery (GNM) school and a paramedical training centre. Besides, it will offer post graduate medical diploma (Diploma in National Board-DNB) for super specialization in medical field.

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