Question : ESIC Hospitals

(a)the number of hospitals of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) set up in the country including State-wise locations thereof;
(b)whether the treatment of patients is taking place there in a proper manner;
(c)the State-wise number of hospitals of ESIC constructed in the country during the last five years including present status thereof;
(d)the number of hospitals of ESIC set up in Bihar including present status thereof;
(e)whether the Government is aware of the status of ESIC hospital set up in Bihar Sharif city of Nalanda district which lacks state-of-the-art facilities; and
(f)if so, the details thereof and the efforts being made by the Government to equip Bihar Sharif located ESIC hospital with state-of-the art facilities?

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) & (b): The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has set up 49 ESIC hospitals in the country. The state-wise details of these hospitals are placed at Annexure-I.
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ESIC hospitals provide primary and secondary care medical facilities viz. out patient care/ inpatient care, drugs, injections and other specialized care in most of the specialities, including facilities under AYUSH. Further, tertiary medical care/Super Specialty Treatment (SST) services are provided in select ESIC hospitals.
(c): The details of the hospitals constructed by the ESIC during the last five years including the present status are placed at Annexure-II.

(d): ESIC has set up two hospitals at Phulwarisharif (Patna) and Bihta in the State of Bihar. These hospitals provide primary and secondary care services in most of the specialties.
(e): No ESIC Hospital has been set up in Bihar Sharif in the Nalanda district of Bihar.
(f): Does not arise in view of (e) above.

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