Dikhyaa Mohanty 
A day after the state Cabinet approved the Ama Hospital Yojana, Health Director Dr. Bijay Kumar Mohapatra referred to it as a special scheme of the state government, stating that quality healthcare services will be provided to patients in government-run hospitals under the scheme, while all basic amenities for patients and other services will be streamlined, as well as hospital upgradation.
“Amiable atmosphere will be ensured in all hospitals along with quality healthcare services to patients on a priority basis. Besides, the upgradation of infrastructure will be carried out in primary health centres, community health centres, district headquarters hospitals, and the medical colleges,” Mohapatra added.
He also stated that the scheme’s primary goal is to provide patients with quality service delivery. “The scheme will enable hospitals to provide quality healthcare, so that more of them will obtain quality certification like Kayakalp and ASO, etc,” Mohapatra said, adding that patients’ feelings of satisfaction are as important as their recovery from disease.
Furthermore, patients and attendants will not have to stand and wait for long periods of time in hospitals, and they will have amenities such as LED screens for entertainment and information, in addition to hot water and food. He also stated that in the first phase, 149 hospitals in Odisha were included in the Ama Hospital Yojana, and the remaining hospitals will be included in the Yojana in the second phase.
