CM Sai inaugurates Shri Satya Sai Nursing College in Naya Raipur
The Chief Minister presented gifts to five children, who were treated under the Navjeevan Uphaar scheme at Satya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital.
Raipur, October 24
Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai on Thursday inaugurated the Sri Satya Sai Nursing College at Satya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital campus located at Atalnagar, Nava Raipur.
Assembly Speaker Dr Raman Singh and Health Minister Shri Shyam Bihari Jaiswal were also present on the occasion. During the program, the newly admitted students of B.Sc. Nursing graduates took their oath during the lamp lighting ceremony, pledging to serve humanity and uphold their commitment to duty.
Appreciating the contribution of Shri Satya Sai Trust, Chief Minister Shri Sai said that this hospital has been built on the land of Mata Kaushalya and the maternal home of Lord Rama with the blessings of Satya Sai Baba. Its objective is to serve humanity. He said that the hospital has accomplished free of cost complex cardiac surgeries of more than 33000 children suffering from congenital heart disease. The hospital has conducted health checkup of more than three lakh children in OPD. This has attributed a recognition to Chhattisgarh in the country and abroad.
Shri Sai honored the specialist doctors of the hospital with Dhanvantri Award for this achievement. Appreciating efforts of Sanjeevani Hospital, the Chief Minister said that there is no cash counter in this hospital, people return happily after getting free of cost treatment.
Chief Minister said that this hospital was inaugurated on 21 February on his birthday and on this occasion he received direct blessings from Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. Satya Sai Trust will now also provide free education, accommodation and food facilities to nursing students.
Assembly Speaker Dr Raman Singh said, “During my tenure, I have been a direct witness to laying of its foundation stone and construction of the hospital as the Chief Minister, this is an emotional moment for me. Due to the commitment of Satya Sai Trust, the construction of the hospital was completed within a year. A large number of people from the country as well as abroad come to get treatment for congenital heart disease of children.”
Health Minister Shri Shyam Bihari Jaiswal also praised Satya Sai Trust and called it an institution dedicated to the service of humanity. He said that with the start of the nursing college, the girl students will get free accommodation and food arrangements.
In the program, President of Satya Sai Sanjeevani Trust Shri C Srinivas highlighted the services of free treatment of heart diseases of newborn children and discussed the future objectives of the trust.
Under the ‘Navjeevan Uphaar’ program organized daily at Satya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital, on Thursday five children who have become completely healthy were given gifts and best wishes by Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai and they were discharged from the hospital.
During this program, it was told that after the death of Shri Prakhar Sahu, a child of Korba district, in an accident, his body was donated by his parents. The heart valve of this child was implanted in a child, which gave a new lease of life to the child. This child has become completely healthy and was discharged from the hospital on Thursday. While felicitating Prakhar’s parents, the Chief Minister appreciated their humanitarian initiative and called it inspirational for the society.
The Chief Minister congratulated the recovered children and their families and congratulated the team of Sanjivani Hospital for this wonderful service.
On this occasion, newly admitted nursing students, their parents, medical and paramedical staff of the hospital, and members of the management committee were present.