Healthcare

As of 2016, the healthcare system in Raiganj consists of a government hospital, under the Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal, and quite a few private medical establishments.

Raiganj District Hospital

There are a total of 400 existing beds for patients in different wards of Raiganj district hospital. But there was no infrastructure for the treatment of dying patients and the patients who suffer from complicated diseases of kidney and heart. Hence, on most occasions, the complicated patients are being transferred either to North Bengal Medical College & Hospital in Siliguri or Malda medical college and even to Kolkata which is 444 km away.

The patient parties are facing great crisis to shift their patients either to Siliguri or Malda. Sometimes, patients die on the way as a result of complexities. On 27 November, the state Chief Minister Miss Mamata Banerjee during her visit to Raiganj announced that Raiganj district hospital would be upgraded to a Super Specialty hospital. When Raiganj district hospital will be upgraded to a Super Specialty Hospital, more than 200 seats will rise. Modern dialysis Centre, Burn Unit, Major Operation Theater and City Scan facilty centre will be set up.

Create your website for free! This website was made with Webnode. Create your own for free today! Get started