A 300-bed hospital will come up on the premises of the Coimbatore Medical College at Peelamedu here at a cost of Rs.10 crore, fully funded by Alagiri Swamy, a nephrologist based at Memphis in the United States.
The Dean of the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), T.P. Kalaniti, said on Thursday that on coming to know of the need for expansion of the existing hospital, Dr. Swamy had contacted the Dean and offered the amount.
With no scope for expansion at the hospital, Dr. Swamy wrote to the Secretary of Health and Family Welfare expressing his desire to contribute the amount for the construction of a new hospital. After studying it, the State Government issued an order permitting the construction of the hospital with the funds from Dr. Swamy and also naming it "Jay Swamy Memorial Building", after his son.
Completion
The order had asked the Director of Medical Education to earmark the site for the building and one of the conditions was that Dr. Swamy should ensure the completion of the project in two years.
Source: The Hindu
Friday, October 27, 2006
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