Overview

• Eight L2 and nine L3 hospitals are designated across the state, with Tata Memorial Hospital set as the apex L1 centre.
• The state earmarked ₹1,529.38 crore for L2 centres and ₹147.70 crore for L3 centres to strengthen services.
• The new MAHACARE Foundation will be chaired by the chief minister, receive an initial ₹100 crore, and get 20% of Mahatma Phule Jan Arogya Yojana fees.
• Procurement and management at L3 centres will follow a PPP model, except at Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan Hospital, which will fund itself.
• A central command-and-control centre will coordinate the network, while L2 hubs will also run postgraduate and super-specialty oncology programs.