Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy today launched the prestigious ‘YSR Aarogyasri scheme’ linking the cities of Hyderabad, Chennai, and Bengaluru. As a result of this, now the Aarogyasri beneficiaries from Andhra Pradesh will get super specialties treatment in 130 top hospitals that are being located in the three capital cities.
‘130 hospitals were impaneled to provide improved services to Aarogyasri beneficiaries,’ said Jagan. The Chief Minister in a video conference from his camp office spoke to a few YSR Aarogyshri beneficiaries and doctors from MIOT hospital in Chennai, Fortis Hospital in Bangalore, and Medcover Hospitals in Hyderabad.
The chief Minister launched a poster containing the list of extended medical services which the state government will be providing and instructed all gram secretariats to put up the posters across villages so that the common man can come to know about the scheme.
In the video conference with Hyderabad Medicover Hospital doctor Krishna Prasad, Jagan inquired about the treatment which was being provided to Kurnool Aarogyasri beneficiary Netti Kuntaiha. Prasad explained about Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) which was being done on the patient. Jagan also interacted with Netti and inquired about her health and asked her about the facilities in the hospital.
Keeping up the promise he made during his padayatra, and as per the directives of the experts committee appointed by the government for the reforms of the health sector, Aarogyasri services will apply to 122 procedures in Cardiac and Cardio-therapy, 10 in Cardiology, 8 in Critical Care, 13 in Endo Chronology, 22 in Gastroenterology, 64 in Genetic Urinary Surgeries, 79 in Medical Oncology, 6 in Nephrology, 12 in Neurology, 69 in Neurosurgery, 3 in organ transplantation, 66 in paediatric surgery, 35 in plastic surgery, 13 in radiation oncology, 6 in rheumatology, 57 in surgical gastroenterology, 131 in surgical oncology.
In all, 716 medical specialties in 17 super-specialty hospitals, these services will be available in Hyderabad, Chennai, and Bangalore. The Health Department Chief Secretary Jawahar Reddy, MSDIC Chairman Chandrashekar Reddy also participated in the meeting.
SOURCE:- NSS
