By
Tricitynews
Chandigarh 12th November:- Bhagwant Mann, Member of Parliament,
Sangrur, Punjab has kindly donated a sum of Rs 20 lakh to Post Graduate
Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh (PGIMER) under MPLAD
fund. The amount has been transferred by Deputy Commissioner, Sangrur to Deputy
Commissioner, Chandigarh for the purchase of stainless steel patient trolleys
to be used for patients being treated in Emergency, Advanced Trauma Centre and
New OPD block of the Institute.
Over
10,000 patients visit hospital every day for diagnosis and treatment of their
ailments. The 'Institute' Emergency and ATC has intake capacity of 110
and 100 patients respectively, where around 600 to 800 patients are admitted at
any given time of the day and the occupancy hovers above 300 percent of
capacity. These trolleys will help in mitigating the sufferings of the
needy patients who report at the 'Institute' for the treatment of their
ailments and need to be moved around for tests and surgery.
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