By Bizodisha Bureau, June 22, 2018: The Odisha government will set up 20 hospitals through the public-private partnership (PPP) mode with private sector expected to bring investment of around Rs 1000 crore.

The hospital would go a long way to improve healthcare facilities in the state, chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday said.

The hospitals will pave the way for direct employment for 10,000 people in the para-medical sector, said a release from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO). These hospitals will be accorded National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare (NABH) Accreditation.

The hospitals will be constructed under the Hub and Stock model of the state government’s Affordable Healthcare Project.

Some of these hospitals will act as Hub (central hospital) while some others will function as Stock (branch hospital), said the release.

The total bed capacity at the initial stage would be around 2,700 that will fill up 56 per cent of non-availability of hospital beds in the state, it added.