Shimla: Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday inaugurated the state’s first robotic surgery facility and witnessed the first operation performed using this advanced technology at the Atal Institute of Medical Super Specialties, Chamiyana in Shimla.
He reviewed the hospital’s functioning in a meeting with staff and assured full govt support for strengthening the institute. He announced the creation of new departments, recruitment of lab technicians and dialysis technicians, and allocation of Rs 11 crore for the construction of a hostel. A high-end 3-Tesla MRI machine will also be installed soon, he added.
Sukhu announced Rs 23 crore for setting up an in-house automated lab at Chamiyana. Sukhu said the govt is investing over Rs 3,000 crore in modern healthcare technology, replacing outdated machines, including the 20-year-old MRI machine at IGMC Shimla.
A resident of Khalini in Shimla, suffering from a prostate-related ailment, became the first patient to undergo robotic surgery in the state.
