49K treated under sehat bima yojana in Punjab

The state government has provided free treatment to more than 49,189 patients in empanelled hospitals under Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana during the lockdown period so far.

Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said the government was committed to provide quality health services across the state and despite the lockdown, about 35,628 e-cards had been generated within two months and at a cost of Rs43.85 crore, more than 49,189 patients had been treated.




He said instructions had been issued to the civil surgeons to expedite the procedure of generating e-cards so that maximum number of beneficiaries could get the benefits of flagship scheme of the state.

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Underling the services given to the beneficiaries, the minister said as many as 726 patients underwent heart surgeries, 19,867 got dialysis, 1,512 underwent cancer treatment and 996 elderly got joint replacement.




To get free treatment under the scheme, he clarified that the entitled beneficiary needed to generate an e-card. “Arogya mitras are posted in every empanelled hospital. They register beneficiaries, generate their e-card, if not issued earlier, and facilitate cashless treatment in the hospital,” he said.

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