15 Delhi govt hospitals to be upgraded with improved facilities

As part of a major upgradation project, as many as 15 hospitals in Delhi are likely to be re-modelled with improved infrastructure, increased bed strength, and better medical care facilities.

New Delhi:As many as 15 government-run hospitals in Delhi are likely to be upgraded with improved civil and medical care infrastructure in order to boost healthcare facilities in the national capital.

The project also includes Lok Nayak Jayaprakash (LNJP) Hospital, where a "state-of-the-art" block will be constructed, said officials.

"We are seeking to boost healthcare facilities in the national capital. And, as part of a project, 15 Delhi government hospitals are to be upgraded. This will include remodelling of various buildings, increasing bed strength, augmenting medical care infrastructure, among other measures," said a top official in the Delhi health department.

Once upgraded, the improved infrastructure at these facilities, besides other upcoming hospitals, would help address the growing needs of patients, said officials.

Dr Kishore Singh, Medical Director of the LNJP Hospital, the biggest hospital under the Delhi government, said, "A new 22-storey gynae-pediatric-medicine block will be constructed as part of this government project. It will be a state-of-the-art facility, the tender process has begun."

Singh said, as part of the project, the old OPD block's casualty facility will be renovated with the addition of 57 beds.

"We have also placed an order for linear accelerator used for cancer treatment," he added.

The Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government in its budget for 2019-20 had allocated Rs 7,485 crore for the health sector, with Rs 588 crore being proposed for construction of new hospitals and re-modelling of existing ones.