The new annexe of the Government Hospital for Women and Children at Kottaparamba in Kozhikode.
The new annexe building attached to the Government Hospital for Women and Children at Kottaparamba in the city will be opened on Friday.
According to M. Sujatha, Superintendent of the hospital, the facility will have 10 labour suites with space for companions, post-delivery wards, special newborn care units, and a patient dining area.
The newborn care units would be helpful for those with breathing difficulty and underweight children. The patient dining area will be for patients and their husbands or female companions.
There is a passage to the new block from the old block, she added.