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Kozhikode Hospitals to Get Major Infrastructure Boost
10 Jun
Summary
- A new Department of Reproductive Medicine will be created at MCH.
- Additional nursing and doctor posts are being created for MCH.
- General Hospital in Kozhikode will also receive infrastructure upgrades.
Health Minister K. Muraleedharan has announced substantial improvements for the Government Medical College Hospital (MCH) and the Government General Hospital in Kozhikode, following his visit on June 10, 2026. A key proposal is the establishment of a Department of Reproductive Medicine at MCH to enhance fertility treatments.
Further strengthening MCH, new posts for nursing officers at the superspeciality block and a senior resident doctor in radiotherapy are planned. The Interventional Radiology department may gain new faculty, and Orthopaedics will receive an additional assistant professor. The children's intensive care unit will be relocated to a more spacious floor, and the cochlear implant operation theatre will be renovated. A heart-lung machine is also being procured for cardiac surgeries.
The General Hospital, located on Kozhikode beach, is also slated for a facelift. Minister Muraleedharan emphasized its development to alleviate pressure on the MCH, aiming to match facilities with the Government General Hospital, Ernakulam. Efforts will be made to utilize MLA development funds for ventilators and address issues like water leakage and shortages.
