Karnataka government has invested a total of Rs.238
crore for the modernization of an ESIC hospital at Rajajinagar in
Bangalaore. The state government has already inaugurated the Phase I of
the facility for which an amount of Rs.110 crore has been spent.

This
hospital is the first ESIC hospital where work of modernization and
upgradation has been completed and the facility is comparable to
international standards. The ISO certified facility has a total of 500
beds. Union Minister of Labour & Employment Mallikarjun Kharge,
inaugurated the facility

In the first phase of the modernization,
the wards for orthopaedic, paediatrics, surgery, burn & plastic,
urology and OBG have started functioning. Diagnostic facilities
including the CT scan/MRI, X-ray, ultrasound, pathology, microbiology
and biochemistry have been commissioned subsequently. Besides this, 12
operation theatres with modern facilities are being made available for
comprehensive surgical interventions.

The ESI Post Graduate
Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (PGIMSR) at this ESIC Model
Hospital has been approved by the Medical Council of India (MCI). The
Medical institute has appointed Professors, Associate Professors and
Assistant Professors in eight specialties. The institute now got 10 PG
students which covers two each in general medicine, OBG, biochemistry,
pathology and microbiology. Efforts are on to start a full-fledged
medical college for MBBS course.

The corporation has under its
umbrella 146 hospitals, 42 hospital annexes, 1,388 ESI dispensaries,
1678 panel clinics, 797 branch/pay offices and 52
regional/sub-regional/divisional offices.