Maharashtra Health Minister

HEALTH

Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya Yojna anniversary at SevenHills with Health Minister, Shri Suresh Shetty

-- Maharashtra Health Minister attends the RGJAY

anniversary at SevenHills Hospital --

Mumbai: The one year completion anniversary of the Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya Yojna, a landmark scheme of the government to provide all inclusive healthcare to the nation’s people, was celebrated at SevenHills Hospital in Andheri East with the Honourable Maharashtra State Health Minister, Shri Suresh Shetty present as the Chief Guest.

In a country where ~80% of the nation’s populace gets access to only ~20% of the nation’s healthcare facilities, the government launched the Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya Yojna in a bid to provide all inclusive healthcare to the people. The scheme offers highly subsidised healthcare to the denizens of Maharashtra and hopes to benefit a total of 2.5 crore families in Maharashtra at an eventual cost of INR 800 crore.

Present to speak with the audience were Shri Suresh Shetty, Honourable Minister for Health, State of Maharashtra, Shrimati Fauzia Khan, Minister of State, Healthcare Ministry, Shri Naseem Khan, Guardian Minister, Dr. K. Venkatesh, CEO, Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya Yojna, Mr. Ajay Gulhani, Dy. CEO, Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya Yojna, Dr. Jitendra Das Maganti, Chairman & Managing Director, SevenHills Hospital and Brigadier Joe Curian, CEO, SevenHills Hospital.

“It is our attempt to alleviate the healthcare maladies that this country faces and the Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya Yojna is a step in the right direction and we hope to keep working with exemplary hospitals such as SevenHills in order to bring care to Indian society, irrespective of class or strata”, is what Shri Suresh Shetty, Honourable Health minister, State of Maharashtra, had to say at the anniversary.

With over 2800 patients taken care off in the last 1 year at SevenHills, the hospital has the highest number of patients treated among private hospitals in Mumbai, and hopes serve the underprivileged with the same care that is provided to the upper strata in India.

“SevenHills Hospital is like an Indian train which is headed towards a healthy life. We just try and ensure that every passenger gets there in complete comfort irrespective of whether they get into first or second class”, said Dr. Jitendra Das Maganti, Chairman & Managing Director, SevenHills Hospital on the occasion.

About SevenHills Hospital, Mumbai: SevenHills Hospital is located in the heart of Mumbai, is there to ensure affordable and quality quaternary level healthcare services in a patient friendly environment with a strong belief in ethical and transparent medical practices supported by a world class integrated healthcare delivery system.

SevenHills Hospital has an ideal combination of highly qualified medical professionals, healthcare industry know-how in various fields, multi-disciplinary approach to patient care, and in-depth understanding in healthcare technology. All this is the result of over 25 years of SevenHills Hospital existence as a comprehensive healthcare system in Visakhapatnam providing multi-specialty tertiary services to more than 50 million people across six states - Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and parts of West Bengal and Bihar.