Bhubaneshwar, Nov. 28 -- Odisha Government has sought the expert assistance of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and Government Medical College, Kottayam, to check the 'alarming' rise in the mortality graph of patients undergoing open heart surgery at the Cardio Thoracic Vascular Surgery (CTVS) wing of SCB Medical College & Hospital (SCBMCH).
The premier hospital is regarded as the state's largest healthcare facility, both in the government and private sectors, logging the maximum daily footfall of ailing people.
The Secretary, Family & Welfare Department of Odisha government, in an affidavit submitted before the High Court, informed that "both of the healthcare institutions have excellent track record and that they have ...