Good news for patients of Bihar, now hip and knee transplant will be free, only this hospital will be treated
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Free Hip and Joint Replacement: There is no need to spend a hefty amount for the hip and knee replacement in Patna Medical College, the capital of Bihar. Now this surgery will be completely free. Its…Read more
Now hip and knee transplant free in PMCHPatna: There is news of relief for poor patients of Bihar. Now the replacement of the hip and knee will be free. This surgery will be completely free in the largest hospital in Bihar, in which even one rupee will not have to be spent. Now the health department will bear all the expenses. This facility is now available at Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH). Earlier, patients used to get free treatment here, but had to bring medicines and equipment themselves. Now a grant will be given by the state government, so that the treatment will be completely free.
Know who will be beneficiaries
In PMCH, free replacement of hip and knee will be available to those patients who are BPL card holders or whose annual income is less than Rs 1 lakh. Surgery will be completely free for such patients. For this, the grant amount of 1 lakh to 1 lakh 60 thousand will be given to the patients by the Health Department. Large hoardings will be installed in the hospital’s orthopedic department, OPD and other premises to make information about this scheme to the poor patients. Also, a toll-free number will be issued soon, on which the patients can get information by calling.
Spending in private hospitals
According to doctors, transplantation is very high in large private hospitals, up to Rs 5-6 lakh. Let us know that since 2009 transplantation has been happening in the bone department of PMCH, but now it will be completely free. Where the life of the changed joint can be more than the year.
