AHMEDABAD: Nitin Patel, Gujarat deputy chief minister and health minister, presided over an MoU between Civil Hospital and Rotary Club on Saturday to establish Gujarat’s first skin bank at Trauma Centre in the Civil Hospital campus.
Officials associated with the project said that the bank will be constructed at the cost of Rs 2 crore for which about 3,600 square feet area is earmarked on the fourth floor of Trauma Centre. The bank will be a boon for patients coming with severe burn, accident and injuries. Officials said that the bank intends to provide the services not only to Ahmedabad but other centres of Gujarat.
Patel also inaugurated 12 operation theatres (OTs) at the Trauma Centre including eight for orthopedic department, nine for surgery department, and two each for ENT department and plastic surgery department, said officials. The state government had allocated Rs 14.7 crore for the project. Officials said that all the OTs are equipped with best equipment.
Another project inaugurated on Saturday was centralized sterilization services department at the hospital which was revamped in the light of the pandemic. The new equipment will be used to rapidly disinfect medical equipment.