Odisha govt creates Corpus Fund to hire super specialists, specialists for Capital Hospital

BHUBANESWAR: The state government has decided to create ‘Corpus Fund’ for hiring super specialists and specialists on contractual basis at negotiable rates for Capital Hospital Bhubaneswar and BMC Hospital Bhubaneswar to provide higher level healthcare to the people of capital city and its nearby areas.
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik has approved the provision of ‘Corpus Fund’. The fund will be placed with the director, Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar, official sources said.
A committee has been formed to select and hire suitable medical professionals at individual negotiated rates. It will finalise the negotiated terms of engagement for selected specialists/super specialists. The fund will be met from the existing provision of corpus fund budget of the health and family welfare department.
The four-member committee chaired by the commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Commissioner (BMC) is consisting of the director, postgraduate institute of medical education and research (PGIMER) Bhubaneswar, director health services Odisha (DHS) and the director of Capital Hospital Bhubaneswar.
This will help in expanding speciality and super speciality services available at Capital Hospital Bhubaneswar and BMC Hospital Bhubaneswar to provide better health care to the people of Odisha, said the official communication.