Jamshedpur, Nov. 3: Tata Steel managing director H.M. Nerurkar conceded that health facilities available in the steel city were not enough to meet the growing demands of its burgeoning population.

Addressing a gathering during the groundbreaking ceremony of a nursing school to mark the golden jubilee of Mercy Hospital at Baridih this evening, Nerurkar said the steel major was conscious of this need and was willing to extend all help in improving health care facilities in the city and its outskirts.

"It is in pursuit of this effort that we have extended financial contribution to Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary for opening a nursing school on their premises and also in upgrading their infrastructure time and again. This hospital serves the marginalised and we are happy that through the year it has carved a niche for rendering hospitality with care and service to the poor," he said.

The managing director said Tata Main Hospital (TMH) was one of the most trusted hospitals of the region but more such heal hubs were needed to meet the growing needs of the masses.

"We have TMH and a government hospital (read MGM Medical College and Hospital) and a couple of other industrial hospitals in the city. But it is not enough for the people. We need more super-speciality hospitals for the people of the region," said Nerurkar.

The managing director's remarks were significant in light of Tata Steel signing a pact with Manipal Hospitals Group for a medical college and nursing school. The search was on for a suitable plot for this purpose.

The Tata Steel managing director also played a crucial role in Calcutta-based Medica Superspecialty Hospital signing a MoU with Kantilal Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Bistupur for operation and maintenance of the Jamshedpur based hospital.

Nerurkar felt that shortage of qualified nurses was also plaguing the heal hubs in the region and hoped that the nursing school would help in ensuring a bank of good nurses.

"Majority of nurses after putting in some years of service in the city go outside due to lucrative options and there is dearth of good nurses here. Such nursing schools will ease this shortage to a great extent," he said.

For the record, Tata Steel has chipped in with Rs 5 crore for the three-storied nursing school at Mercy Hospital.

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