Health Minister C. Vijaya Baskar inaugurated multiple facilities at the Government Vellore Medical College Hospital in Adukkamparai, on Friday.
The facilities included an early intervention centre at a cost of ₹99 lakh, Tamil Nadu Accident and Emergency Care Initiative (TAEI unit) (₹2.13 crore), cath lab (₹3.89 crore), extension of haemodialysis unit (₹97.5 lakh) and magnetic resonance imaging unit (MRI) (₹6.5 crore).
The TAEI unit will serve the entire district and handling emergency cases including accident victims, said Mr. Vijaya Baskar.
Following the Australian methodology in extending emergency medical care, 75 hospitals in the State would be upgraded at a cost of ₹190 crore, he said.
Tamil Nadu is maintaining a good record in organ donation, the Minister added.