Himachal CM Sukhu lays foundation stone for first PET block at IGMC, Shimla
Hindustan TimesChief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu laid the foundation stone of the first PET Block at the Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, on Friday to be constructed at a cost of ₹45.68 crore, including ₹21 crore single positron emission tomography CT machine, ₹9 crore for photon emission computerised tomography CT machine and ₹15.68 crore for civil works. Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu laid the foundation stone of the first PET Block at the Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, on Friday to be constructed at a cost of ₹ 45.68 crore. The CM said that the government aims to establish PET scan facilities in all medical colleges within a year and has also allocated ₹400 crore for the Centre of Excellence for Cancer Care in Dr Radhakrishnan Government Medical College, Hamirpur. He said the state government has accorded the health sector top priority and efforts were being made to provide world-class medical facilities by eliminating the referral system in government hospitals.
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