
ESIC Board member decries delay in construction of super-specialty hospital in city
The Hindu
Foundation stone for the hospital was laid five years ago
Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) all India vice-president and ESI Corporation Board member Prasanta Nandi Chowdhury has expressed dissatisfaction at the undue delay in commencement of the construction of the 500-bed super-specialty ESI hospital at Sheelanagar in the city.
The CITU national leader, along with CITU State president Ch. Narasinga Rao and representatives of the CITU Greater Visakhapatnam City Committee, visited the site at Sheelanagar, where the foundation was laid five years ago for construction of the hospital on Monday.

Under the NBS, newborns are screened for communication disorders before they are discharged from the hospital. For this, AIISH has collaborated with several hospitals to conduct screening which is performed to detect hearing impairment and other developmental disabilities that can affect speech and language development. The screening has been helping in early intervention for those identified with the disorders, as any delay in the identification poses risk and affects successful management of children with hearing loss, according to AIISH.