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Organisation

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??????????? The Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation Limited was incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 on 01.07.1994.? The Corporation is administered by its Board of Directors with the Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department as its Chairperson.? The day-to-day administration of the Corporation is looked after by the Managing Director.

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Activities

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??????????? The Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation Limited ensures availability of quality drugs, medicines, surgical and suture materials through its 24 ware houses to the Government Medical Institutions throughout the State by adopting a streamlined procedure for their procurement, storage and distribution.

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??????????? The Corporation has also established 35 CT Scan Centres in Government Hospitals and 2 MRI Scan Centres one each at Government General Hospital, Chennai and Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai to provide scanning facility to the public on a nominal charge.

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Procurement of Drugs

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??????????? The Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation Limited is procuring 270 drugs and medicines, 73 Surgical and 113 Suture items from reputed manufacturers, selected on the basis of transparent open tender system.? The Warehouse-wise requirement of drugs, placing of supply orders and distribution of drugs are monitored through a well knit computer system.

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Quality Assurance

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??????????? ?The Corporation has established a Quality Control Section to ensure quality of drugs procured through the Corporation.? The Quality Control Section draws samples from each batch of supply and gets them tested in reputed analytical? laboratories? to ensure the quality of drugs.? Only the drugs which pass quality tests are issued to Hospitals.

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Distribution

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??????????? The Government Medical Institutions are provided with pass books based on the allotment made by the respective Heads of Departments.? The Institutions can draw their requirement of medicines etc.? from the warehouse to which they are attached.?

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Master Health Checkup Scheme

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??????????? The financial control of the implementation of the Master Health Checkup Scheme in Government General Hospital, Chennai is brought under the purview of Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation? from 01.04.2001 onwards. The Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation? is effectively maintaining the Scheme in Government General Hospital, Chennai.

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Gastro Intestine Bleed and? Hepato Biliary Centre

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ISO 9002 certified? GI Bleed and Hepato Biliary Centre (special ward) maintained by Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation? is functioning as a separate unit under the Surgical Gastroentrology Department in Government Stanley Hospital, Chennai.? Required infrastructure facilities are provided by the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation? out of the funds generated by the Centre.?

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Other Activities

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1.????? Distributes Drugs and Medicines to Hospitals and Dispensaries run by other Government Departments, Local Bodies and Corporations.

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2. Undertakes construction work of Primary Health Centres, Health Sub-Centres and Regional Diagnostic Centres.

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3. Maintains Maternity Pay Ward at Institute of Obstetrics and Gynageology and Hospital for Women and Children, Chennai?

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4. Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation maintains the website of Health and Family Welfare Department.

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5. Tamil Nadu Medical Service Corporation proposes to take over the maintenance of the equipments in all the Government Hospitals in order to improve their performance.