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Primary Health Centre (PHCs), sometimes referred to as public health centres, [1] [2] are state-owned rural and urban health care facilities in India. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] They are essentially single-physician clinics usually with facilities for minor surgeries.
Chengalpattu Government Medical College Hospital is the District Headquarters Hospital of Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu. It is the only governmental tertiary health care centre in this district and serves as the referral unit for several secondary care centres and Primary Health Centres (PHC's) in the area.
The General Hospital in Chennai was established in 16 November 1664 and was the first major hospital in India. [8] Tamil Nadu is a major center for medical tourism and Chennai is termed as "India's health capital". [ 9 ]
The primary health center or primary healthcare center (PHC) is the basic structural and functional unit of the public health services in developing countries.PHCs were established to provide accessible, affordable and available primary health care to people, in accordance with the Alma Ata Declaration of 1978 by the member nations of the World Health Organization WHO.
Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine, popularly known as the Tambaram TB Sanatorium, is a major state-owned hospital situated in Chennai, India. The hospital is funded and managed by the state government of Tamil Nadu. It was founded in 1928. [1]
In January 2019, Apollo opened Apollo Proton Cancer Centre in Chennai, which is reportedly the first proton therapy facility across South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. [25] [26] In 2020, Apollo Hospitals sold its 50.80% percent majority stake in Apollo Munich Health Insurance to HDFC for ₹ 1,495 crore (US$201.76 million). [27]
Healthcare in Chennai is provided by both government-run and private hospitals. Chennai attracts about 45 percent of health tourists from abroad arriving in the country and 30 to 40 percent of domestic health tourists. [ 1 ]
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER), formerly Sri Ramachandra University and Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, is a private institute located in Porur, Chennai, India. [1] SRIHER consists of nine constituent colleges and faculties [2] with more than 6,000 students. [1]