Naveen Inaugurates Multispeciality Utkal Hospital
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday inaugurated Utkal Hospital and Comprehensive Cancer Centre in the city. The 200-bed hospital is offering high-end technology-based health care services to common people and has been set up on the land provided by the state government. With more than 700 employees and 100 doctors, the hospital provides services in oncology, orthopaedics, CTVS surgery, cardiology, gynaecology, internal medicine, surgery as well as high-end vascular surgery and interventional radiology.
Speaking on the occasion, Aditya K Samal, Chairman, Utkal Hospital said, “Utkal Hospital is a purely doctors’ hospital as they have given their personal touch to build it. It is the first hospital in the country to have a dedicated floor for empanelled BSKY patients.”
Pragyan Gharai, MD, Utkal Hospital said, “We had a plan to set up an American style hospital with quality care for Odia people. The hospital has all types of advanced machinery and other equipment. Utkal Hospital is the largest service provider to BSKY scheme in the region. The people of Odisha can now access high-end, high-quality and technology-based medical treatment.”
The Institute of Cancer at the hospital is led by Dr Ranjan Kumar Mahapatra as the Director of Medical Services as well as the HOD of the cancer unit. Dr Alok Lodh, COO, Utkal Hospital; and the Board of Directors of the hospital were present. Aditya Samal, who is an eminent cardiologist himself, has been instrumental in leading prominent doctors of the state to collaborate and invest in developing the hospital. Dr B K Das, a well-known oncologist, has been instrumental in developing the Department of Oncology.
