CHENNAI: State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ma Subramanian on Friday announced that a dedicated medicine wing for sportspersons, built for Rs 7.70 crore, will be inaugurated at the Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital (TNGMSSH) in Omandurar estate by the Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin.
Addressing the media after presiding over an appreciation ceremony at the TNGMSSH, the Minister said the facility has emerged as a benchmark institution in advanced tertiary care.
"Over the past four-and-a-half years, the hospital has successfully performed more than 20,000 interventional cardiology procedures and around 500 robotic surgeries, marking a major milestone in public healthcare delivery," he said.
The minister noted that a state-of-the-art robotic surgery system was procured in 2022 for Rs 34 crore, enabling the hospital to offer advanced, minimally invasive procedures that were once largely confined to private institutions.
"The success of over 500 robotic surgeries at a government hospital reflects Tamil Nadu's commitment to equitable and high-quality healthcare," he said.
Subramanian also announced that 50 vacant seats in government medical colleges and hospitals, 23 MBBS and 27 BDS, will be filled through counselling scheduled between December 20 and 23. He said the move follows sustained representations made by the Tamil Nadu government to the Union government, which has now accorded approval to fill all the vacancies.
Responding to queries on staffing, the health minister assured that the government remains committed to addressing the demands of nurses. Vacant posts will be filled in a phased manner as they arise, and no contractual nurse will be left behind, he said.
Highlighting the government's track record, Subramanian said that nearly 3,783 nurses who had been working on a contractual basis over the past four years have already been regularised. The remaining contractual nurses will also be absorbed gradually as vacancies become available, he added.