Goa govt projects Rs 2.7 lakh revenue collection at GMCH
Panaji, Jan 1 (PTI) The Goa government has projectedthe revenue collection of around Rs 2.7 lakh in its premierGoa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on the first day ofimplementation of its decision to charge non-Goans with anominal fee.
Health department started charging non-Goan patientsbeing referred to all the four facilities, including the GMCH,two district hospitals – Hospicio (Margao) and Azilo(Mapusa)-- and ID Hospital located in Ponda town.
Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said the data collectedfrom GMCH indicated that 24 per cent of the patients admittedin these hospitals are not from Goa.
The minister said the total collection, includingregistration fees and other procedures, stood at Rs 2.7 lakh,from the patients who were admitted in the GMCH today.
Referring to the data, Rane said 19 per cent of thepatients who were referred to OPDs of GMCH were not from Goa.
"Besides the regular Goan patients, 55 non-Goanpatients were checked at OPDs including 16 from Karnataka, 11from Maharashtra and rest from other states including Bihar,"he said.
Out of the total admissions of 101, 24 were non-Goanswho were admitted for surgical procedures. PTI RPS NSK.
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