Assam govt to shut down MMC Hospital in Guwahati

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced that the services at Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH) will be shut from January 1, 2022.

The reason for shutting down the hospital was stated as the construction for the 2nd medical college which will begin in GMCH.

He further stated that the Pandu FRU and Dhirenpara hospital will be operational for the patients undergoing treatment at MMCH under GMCH. "The doctors of MMCH will be able to provide services to the patients at Pandu FRU and Dhirenpara hospital," he added.

Services at Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital will be shut from Jan 1, 2022, as construction of Guwahati's 2nd medical college will begin. Pandu FRU & the hospital at Dhirenpara will be run by GMCH for the patients undergoing treatment at MMCH

"Services at Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital will be shut from Jan 1, 2022, as construction of Guwahati's 2nd medical college will begin. Pandu FRU & the hospital at Dhirenpara will be run by GMCH for the patients undergoing treatment at MMCH," he tweeted.

The chief minister further added that both the hospitals will be run by Gauhati Medical College and Hospital. "We have received complaints that the doctors of GMCH were doing duties in nursing homes. No government doctors will be able to do private duties during their duty time in the government hospitals. No doctors will be able to leave duty early," he said.

The minister added that the new services of the super speciality hospital at the GMCH will be operational from February 2022.

Speaking on the Omicron variant, CM Sarma said that the state government has no such separate SOPs and that the SOP issued by the Centre will be followed by the state.