Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will inaugurate 208 urban Health and Wellness Centres (HWC) and 50 Primary Health Centres (PHC) and urban PHCs on July 3, according to Health Minister Ma. Subramanian.
He said that the CM had earlier announced that 708 urban HWCs will be established in the State. Of this, 500 were opened within a year of announcement. The remaining 208 will be inaugurated by the CM through videoconferencing from a centre in Adyar. Each urban HWC will have a doctor, nurse, health inspector and support staff.
He added that 19 new district headquarters hospitals and six hospitals on par with district headquarters hospitals were being established at a cost of Rs. 1,018 crore. Of this, the district headquarters hospital at Tiruttani was already inaugurated. Recruitment of staff will be taken up for the remaining 24 hospitals soon, he said.
Published – July 02, 2025 12:56 am IST
