NEW DELHI: In some good news for residents of Dwarka and the surrounding area, the government of Delhi Indira Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital, construction of which began in 2014, is likely to be thrown open to the public in September.
The hospital was partially opened as a 250-bed hospital Covid in May.
While the super specialty hospitals initially planned as a 750-bedded hospital, Aam Aadmi Party government decided to increase its capacity to 1,241 beds, which also resulted in more time being taken to make hospitals ready.
Sources said a few remnants of the finishing work will be completed.
While the construction of super specialty hospitals still take place in May, the Delhi government turned it into a treatment center Covid 250-beds to add to the infrastructure needed to handle the relentless surge of infections.
In the same month, the Delhi High Court questioned the state government about why it was not operationalized despite assurances center.
government affidavit claimed that its use as Covid facilities has delayed its operationalization.
Dwarka residents have been running an online campaign to have an early hospital project functions.
Medical facilities will not only meet the sub-city residents, who do not have a government hospital at this time, but also the residents of various regions in southwest Delhi.
Indira Gandhi Hospital has been in the pipeline for more than two decades after the land allocated for construction in 1997 and Rs 350 crore set aside for the project in 2007.
The construction work, however, can only be started in 2014.
The hospital will be air-conditioned and will have a provision for oxygen pipe for each bed.
The hospital also will get oxygen storage tank soon.
Medical hub will have a department for the drug, a skin condition, ENT, ophthalmology, nephrology and radiology, among others, apart from the intensive care unit, physiotherapy laboratories and blood banks.
Previously planned hospital complex on an area of 15 acres, but the place was later expanded to more than 24 hectares.
Apart from the three main parts, namely emergency care departments and hospital wards, there are also plans to start a medical college in the complex.
Sources said space and conditions that have been set aside for future expansion of the facility.
Although provisions have been made for 1,241 beds, the source said there was room for double the number of beds if needed.
While the beds are planned all oxygen, extra bed will be provided with an oxygen concentrator.
The physical infrastructure is almost ready for the last few months.
However, finding adequate health professionals and other workers to manage a super specialty hospitals have been challenges, the sources said.
In a circular letter issued by the end of last year, the health department of Delhi government said it intended to send a staff willing at three government hospitals new Delhi in Burari, Ambedkar Nagar and Dwarka and demand are invited from doctors, nurses and paramedics to posts in the medical centers new , Last year, the Delhi government inaugurates 700-bed hospital in Burari and 600-bedded hospital in Ambedkar Nagar.
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