State-of-the-Art New Wing of ESIC Model Hospital for Workers at Noida inaugarated

Shri P. C. Chaturvedi Secretary of Labour & Employment Inaugurates State-of-the-Art New Wing of ESIC Model Hospital for Workers at Noida (U.P.)

Shri Prabhat C. Chaturvedi, Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India inaugurated the 300 bedded State-of-the-art New Building Wing of ESIC Model Hospital at Noida (U.P.) today. The ESI Corporation is committed to work for the welfare of workers and improvement in their quality of life and for providing all possible social security to them. Under the purview of ESI Scheme at Noida, there are about 13,553 employers covered and the Scheme provides benefits to about 5.40 lakh employees and 20.95 lakhs beneficiaries in Noida. The ESI Corporation inaugurated this important project at Noida, Uttar Pradesh for providing the best medical services to the workers of this area.

While inaugurating the first phase of ESIC Model Hospital, Noida, Shri Prabhat C. Chaturvedi, Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment, said that ESIC have the statutory responsibility to provide the best medical treatment to the Insured Persons and their beneficiaries. For this, ESIC has opened highly modernized Hospitals in Rajajinagar (Karnataka), Sanathnagar (Andhra Pradesh), Gurgaon & Manesar (Haryana), Bhiwadi (Rajasthan), Baddi (Himachal Pradesh) in last two months and is going to start ESIC Model Hospital in Bapunagar (Gujarat). Shri Chaturvedi also informed the Employers of Noida area that providing of Social Security Cover to their workers is not an expenditure for them but a good investment for their business because a healthy workforce gives maximum yield.

This 300 bedded ESIC Model Hospital at Noida is situated at Sector-24, Noida. It is built on 9.95 acres of land with an estimated cost of Rs. 160.00 crores. This Model Hospital will have sate of the art 09 operation theatres, 02 ICUs, 1 CCU and 1 NICU. This building has modular furniture, modern Labour Room, centrally air conditioning. It will have the state-of-art design and medical facilities comparable to any other private corporate Hospital in the country. With the establishment of this ESIC Model Hospital, best medical care of the Insured Persons and their beneficiaries of the Noida area will be taken care of.

ESI Corporation of late has started providing services to the insured persons through its upgraded and modified hospitals and is also adopting policy for providing medical benefits as per the need and choice of insured persons anywhere in India. The Corporation is also entering into tie-up arrangements with other hospitals on cashless basis. With the passage of time, Corporation has added huge infrastructure and provides benefit through 148 Hospitals, 42 Hospitals Annexes, 1402 ESI Dispensaries, 1540 Panel Clinics, 797 Branch/Pay Offices and 58 Regional/Sub-Regional/Divisional Offices.

The inaugural ceremony had the august presence of Members of the ESI Corporation along with Dr. C.S. Kedar, Director General, ESI Corporation, Shri Rajiv Datt, Financial Commissioner, ESIC, Shri T.K. Bhattacharyya, Addl. Commissioner (P&A), ESIC, Dr. B.J.S. Sarang, Director (Medical), Noida, and Shri Sanjay Sinha, Director (Incharge), Sub-Regional Office, ESIC, Noida.