Thanthai Periyar Government Hospital is a

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situated in

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. Also known as ''Government Headquarters Hospital (GHQH)-Erode'' is a District Headquarters Hospital. It is located at the center of the city, off the arterial road connecting

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with

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History

The Hospital was originally functioning near the

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, which was then shifted to the present location in 1955. During that,

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sponsored a share for this hospital. It is a 700 bedded Tertiary care hospital with 75 medical officers, serving this region. In 2019, the Government of Tamil Nadu announced that this hospital will be upgraded as Multi Super Speciality Hospital providing all the tertiary care facilities. A B+G+8 storeyed additional building for the super speciality hospital has been constructed at a cost of Rs.80.81 Crores along with the appointment of 20 new medical officers and several other staffs. In April 2020, during the

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this hospital has been notified as Corona speciality hospital for treating Covid-19 cases, apart from the earlier notified Erode Medical College Hospital.

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