Dr Harsh Vardhan, Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurate OPD services at Bathinda AIIMS
Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated the much-awaited OPD services in 12 departments at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bathinda, on Monday. Bathinda-AIIMS was approved under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha scheme in July 2016. The foundation stone was laid by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 25, 2016. Along with Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Punjab health minister Balbir Singh Sidhu and Minister for medical education and research Om Prakash Soni, Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal were present at the inaugural ceremony of OPD services at AIIMS Bathinda. https://www.ptcnews.tv/people-can-heave-sigh-of-relief-as-onion-prices-set-to-drop-in-chandigarh-en/ The functioning of the OPDs in the department of orthopaedic, general surgery, including surgical oncology and urologist paediatric surgery consultation, general medicine, ENT, ophthalmology, psychiatry, dermatology, gynaecology and obstetrics, dental, radiology (X- Ray, ultrasound and colour doppler, basic bio-chemistry and basic haematology has now started on Monday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAdQXyBKdH8 Meanwhile, Bibi Jagir Kaur thanked PM Narendra Modi, Former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal and Harsimrat Kaur Badal for this initiative. -PTC News
