Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday inaugurated the much-awaited Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Super Specialized Hospital, the first of its kind in the country, aiming to provide specialised treatment at a cheaper price.
The premier joined the inauguration ceremony at BSMMU virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban, reports BSS.
With state-of-the-art equipment and modern operation theatres, the hospital will provide treatments to critical patients referred by public or private hospitals, or physicians. Some 5,000-8,000 patients will receive outdoor services at the hospital.
For many Bangladeshis, this specialised hospital will be an alternative to going abroad for treatment.
Officials said the hospital will have 750 beds. There will also be 14 ultra-modern operation theatres, a 100-bed Intensive Care Unit, a 100-bed emergency unit, six VVIP and 22 VIP cabins, and 25 deluxe cabins.
The specialized services include bone marrow transplant, gene therapy, and robotic surgery.
There will also be six designated centres for particular medical needs, while each ward will have eight beds.
The six designated centres include those for specialized autism, maternal care and childcare, emergency medical care, hepatobiliary and gastroenterology, cardiology and cerebrovascular diseases, and nephrology at the primary stage.
Centres at the secondary stage include those for respiratory medicine, general surgery, ophthalmology, dentistry, dermatology, and physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Around 1,500 healthcare staffers including 300 physicians will provide services to the patients in the hospital.
To this end, at least 120 doctors, nurses and other officers have already received training in South Korea.
Every activity of the hospital will be done through an automated system, and patient data would be recorded for 100 years.
This project was taken up in 2016 with a view to increasing BSMMU's capacity by providing treatment for general and complex diseases, establishing a "safety net hospital" through the modernisation of medical care and management, and ensuring the skill development of professionals.
Of the total cost of Taka 15.61 billion, South Korean government's Economic Development Cooperation Fund provided Taka 10 billion, while the Bangladesh government allocated Taka 3.3 billion and BSMMU contributed Taka 1.70 billion.
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