Minister inaugurates ECRC centre at CMCH

Health minister Ma Subramanian on Sunday inaugurated an emergency care and recovery centre (ECRC) for homeless people with mental illness in Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) premises. He also inaugurated a scheme to provide somatrogon, a medication, to children with growth disorders in the state.
The minister also inaugurated an intensive care unit for infants and their mothers, set up at a cost of Rs 86 lakh, and assisted reproduction centre built at the cost of Rs 16 lakhs.
Addressing the gathering, the minister said that the growth hormone medication scheme was launched to benefit children with developmental deficiencies, and depending on each child's growth pattern, these medications need to be administered continuously for one to two years to support healthy 
development.
Emergency mental health services for mentally ill individuals without family support are operational in 16 locations in the state.
In the district, an upgraded emergency care and recovery centre with 15 beds has been launched with the support of a voluntary organisation to assist homeless individuals with mental health conditions, he said, adding that the centre is established at the cost of Rs 8 lakh.
The minister said the installation of a cath lab and a new MRI scanner at CMCH has benefited people in the district and surrounding areas. “Due to the enhancement of various medical facilities, the hospital now sees a daily influx of 4,500 to 5,000 outpatients," he said.
The minister also inaugurated the event that was organized by the public health and immunization department, district blindness prevention association and Rotary club to distribute eye glasses to 50 beneficiaries.
The event was attended by public health department secretary P Senthil Kumar, district collector Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar, Pollachi MP Eswarasamy, Coimbatore MP Ganapathi Rajkumar, mayor Ranganayaki Ramachandran, corporation commissioner Sivaguru Prabhakaran, deputy mayor Vetriselvan, zone committee chairman Meena Logu, CMCH dean Nirmala and other government officials.