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Tata Steel constructs ICU in its hospital at Noamundi

Jamshedpur, April 14, 2008

Tata Steel has constructed an ultra modern Intensive Care Unit in its hospital in Noamundi that was inaugurated by Mr. H M Nerurkar, Chief Operating Officer, Tata Steel. Also present on the occasion was Mr. A M Misra, Vice President (Raw Material and CSI), Mr Arun Misra, General Manager (OMQ), Tata Steel, Office bearers of Noamundi Mazdoor Union and other senior officials of the company. In 2007-08 the two hospitals at Noamundi and Joda has catered to around 2 lakhs patients in its Out Patient Department (OPD), which were mostly people from neighbouring areas and villages and around 10,000 indoor patients. These hospitals also offer medical facilities on subsidized rates to the villagers living in the peripheral areas. Within a distance of 25 km, Tata Steel has constructed two ICUs (one in Joda and one in Noamundi) for the benefit of the people. Tata Steel Hospital at Noamundi is perhaps the only hospital where not only Company employees get treated but also people living around this mining belt of West Singhbhum district benefit from this facility.

In this ICU at Tata Steel Hospital, Noamundi, critical surgical and medical cases will be treated. The basement floor of the ICU building is spread across an area of 110.72 sq. meters and the first floor covers an area of 157.72 sq. meters. The ICU Building has Store rooms, Hall, Visitor's room and a Doctor's Lounge. The ICU is also equipped with latest machines like Defibrillator with monitor for treating heart related ailments, 3 Channel ECG machines, Ventilator for Artificial respiration to critically ill patients, Cardiac monitor and other such equipment required for treatment. The 66 bedded Tata Steel Hospital at Noamundi offers comprehensive medical care to the employees and other stakeholders of the neighbouring areas. Manned by highly skilled doctors and para medical personnel, it offers specialized facilities in Surgery, Ophthalmology, Medicine, Orthopaedics, Dental, Paediatrics' etc.

The Foundation Stone of the ICU Building at Tata Steel Hospital in Noamundi was laid at the hospital premises by Mr A M Misra, Vice President (Raw Material), Tata Steel on February 22, 2007. Tata Steel has another hospital with same ICU facility in Joda in Keonjhar district which is just 25 kms away from Noamundi which was inaugurated on August 9, 2007 by Mr B Muthuraman, Managing Director, Tata Steel.

In an effort to check population growth, the hospital has been conducting vigorous Family Welfare Campaign since 1986. This hospital is also pioneering Annual Eye Cure Camps, in this region, for Cataract operations with modern technique since 1966.

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