Shri Jagannath Medical College & Hospital opens in Puri, Odisha

Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Shri Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Orissa jointly inaugurates the hospital Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha jointly dedicated the Shri Jagannath Medical College & Hospital (SJMCH) in Puri, Odisha. Manohar Agnani, AS, Health Ministry, Hekali Zhimomi, JS, Health Ministry and other senior officials of the ministry were also present on the occasion. Expressing his elation at the event, Dr Mandaviya said that the hospital will play a pivotal role in training doctors and providing good medical facilities to the people of Odisha. He interacted with the students who will be part of the inaugural batch of the hospital and motivated them to work hard and serve in the remotest corners of the country so that healthcare can reach the last mile. Patnaik congratulated the students and informed them that 15 per cent of seats in the hospital are reserved for students from government schools. He noted that “a long dream of establishing a medical college in Puri has been fulfilled today." The SJMCH is part of five medical colleges built under Phase I of the scheme for ‘Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals’. All the hospitals under the scheme have been built at an approved cost of Rs 945 crore with 60 per cent of the contribution (Rs 567 Cr) coming from the Union Government. With the inauguration of the SJMCH, all five Medical Colleges have become functional now.