The Odisha government has decided to establish on the PPP mode 19 hospitals in 18 districts on the parameters of backwardness in health indicators an official said on Monday. The hospitals will be set up on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode under the health sector investment policy. A proposal to this effect was discussed in the Empowered Committee on Infrastructure meeting held on Monday under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary A.P. Padhi who directed officials to decide their locations taking into account the existing health service facilities and newly coming up medical colleges. The meeting decided to set up new quality care hospitals
