Arogyasri services to cover emergency care

Hyderabad: The newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of Aarogyasri Health Care Trust for Telangana Dr M Chandrasekhar, said here on Wednesday, that Aarogyasri services would be extended to emergency care. After assuming charge as the CEO, Dr M Chandrashekar, a retired Superintendent of Gandhi Hospital told to media.  

Dr Chandrasekhar also said that Aarogyasri network would establish a ‘highway trauma care center’ for every



100 kilometres along the national highways. “The Union government in the past has given ideas to develop the Trauma Care Centers but has not implemented properly. 

Now, the Telangana government decides to respond positively to improve these facilities,” he said. Establishing Highway Trauma Care Center was a National scheme. The State government and Union government would implement this programme jointly, Dr M Chandrasekhar said.