Tag: Scb Hospital

Nayagarh: A marital dispute resulted in the tragic death of a couple today, who received severe burn injuries yesterday. The couple, who was admitted to the SCB Medical College & Hospital in Cuttack since Wednesday died while undergoing treatment today. Sources said Sadananda Pradhan of Mangalasahi in Khandapada town of Nayagarh district and his wife […]

Rayagada/Cuttack: The Rayagada district administration will bear the entire medical expenses of the 19-year-old girl Mita Sabar of Perupanga village of Rayagada district, who suffers from a rare medical condition that has led to abnormal growth of her right hand. Rayagada Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO), Dr Chandrika Das informed that after conducting primary tests […]

In a major development, AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) Bhubaneswar will procure two ECMO (Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation) machines for the treatment of critical Covid-19 patients in the state.

Cuttack: Frequent cases of medical negligence coupled with crippled healthcare system in Odisha have made a mockery of the much-touted ‘Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana’, the government has been boasting about. That too at the cost of refusing to implement Centre’s flagship healthcare scheme ‘Ayushman Bharat’. Apart from the numerous cases of unavailability of ambulance service, […]

Cuttack: A major fire broke out in the Pathology Department of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack out in the wee hours today destroying property worth crores of rupees. Subsequently, after getting information, fire personnel rushed to the spot and managed to douse the flames. However, by the time the fire was brought under […]

Bhubaneswar: Medical aspirants have reasons to cheer as Odisha government has approved a proposal submitted by medical colleges in the State to increase the number of seats for undergraduate and post graduate courses by 10%. The Joint Director of Medical Education and Training (DMET), Prof Umakanta Satpathy has written to the Deans and Principals of […]

Cuttack: In another instance of gross medical negligence, a patient in Odisha was allegedly treated based on the diagnosis report of a different person. As per sources, one Pratap Chandra Mahanta was admitted to the Keonjhar district headquarters hospital (DHH) after meeting with a road accident on August 20. The doctor on duty asked him […]

Cuttack: After their return from AIIMS New Delhi, health condition of the separated conjoined twins Jaga and Kalia, who are undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College & Hospital in Cuttack, is improving. The information regarding the same was given by the Head of the Neurology Department at SCB, Dr Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra today. Mishra […]

Cuttack: Confused patients and their attendants were seen running hither and thither today after a sudden ingress of drain water inside the Neurosurgery ward including the Operation Theatre (OT) of Sriram Chandra Bhanj Medical College & Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack. The resulting unhygienic conditions and the stench of drain water disrupted treatment in the OT […]

Cuttack: Setting another land mark in health care industry in Odisha, the first ever cadaveric organ transplant was successfully conducted at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack Monday night. As per reports, Priyankarani Patra, a resident of Digapahandi was declared as brain dead in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar after she met with an […]

Cuttack: It was a milestone for the state and Firoze Sahoo, who walked out of the SCB Medical College & Hospital in Cuttack on Monday after being fully treated, bears testimony to such feat. On February 4, Sahoo was one of the patients who received a kidney in the first-ever cadaveric organ transplant in Odisha, […]

Cuttack: An Irish national suspected to be infected with Coronavirus, who reportedly went missing from SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack was found at a hotel in Bhubaneswar today. As per reports, the Irish man was suspected of being infected with the Coronavirus after he underwent screening at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in […]

Cuttack: Elaborate plans are being drawn by Cuttack administration to upgrade healthcare facilities in the district to deal with any situation arising out of the coronavirus outbreak. Cuttack district Collector Bhabani Shankar Chayani informed that SCB Medical College and Hospital will be the nodal centre for treatment and management of COVID19 cases. A provision for […]

Bhubaneswar: Elaborate arrangements have been made at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar and the hospital is all prepared to tackle any situation in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, said AIIMS Director, B. Gitanjali here on Friday. Informing about the measures to fight the COVID-19 situation in the State, the AIIMS director […]

Cuttack: Amid the rising cases of COVID-19 in Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre (ARHCC) and SCB Medical College and Hospital, Odisha government has decided to conduct antigen test of patients in both the hospitals from next week. Additional chief secretary (health) Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra today held a discussion with the authorities of the hospitals to […]