One hosp in each assembly seat to be upgraded

The state government in Bhubaneswar has decided to bring at least one hospital per assembly seat under the 5T model, which is a feedback-based governance model. This first phase of the 5T transformation will be conducted between January and October of this year, and will cover all district headquarter hospitals (DHHs), as well as the government hospital in Rourkela and the capital hospital in Bhubaneswar. Selection of health facilities in these constituencies will be based on certain criteria, such as the presence of a referral unit (frus) or the need for major repair. If no frus is available, preference will be given to the highest caseload health facility. Health Secretary Shalini Pandit asked all collectors to submit the final list of selected health facilities within the next five days.