Bengal gets 2nd AYUSH hospital at Midnapore town
Bengal’s second dedicated AYUSH hospital has come up at Midnapore town with both indoor and outdoor facilities at the cost of Rs 15 crore and the hospital is ready for inauguration. This is a 50-bedded integrated hospital dedicated to AYUSH, which will cater to a large number of patients mainly from the districts such as West Midnapore, East Midnapore and Jhargram. This is the second AYUSH hospital. Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani and Homeopathy medications will be available at the hospital in West Midnapore. Earlier, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the first 50-bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital in Alipurduar. A separate department had been formed to accelerate various AYUSH projects. The Centre has given Rs 9 crore for the construction of the AYUSH Hospital. Senior AYUSH department officials will conduct awareness campaigns in various parts of West Midnapore and adjoining districts of Jhargram and East Midnapore to sensitize people about Ayurveda.