Four Delhi hospitals set for expansion, 58 mohalla clinics in the pipeline

The Delhi government plans to expand and add more medical facilities in four hospitals and also proposes to set up 58 new mohalla clinics across the national capital. Apart from the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LJPN) hospital that is set to get over 500 beds in the ICUs compared with around 90 beds at present, others to benefit are Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar hospital, Guru Gobind Singh hospital, and Sanjay Gandhi Memorial hospital, which have got administrative approvals along with sanctions for expenditure.

The LJPN hospital will follow international norms for intensive care units (ICU), that is one ICU bed for every 12 beds. The casualty ward will be remodeled at an approximate cost of Rs. 250 crore. A new block will be constructed for medical, pediatric, and maternity wings at a cost of another Rs. 700 crore. The proposal, yet to be sanctioned for expenditure, will help increase the number of beds there to 4000 from the present 2100 beds.

The Guru Gobind Singh hospital at Raghubir Nagar in west Delhi will get a new block at an estimated cost of Rs. 172.03 crore. It will help increase the bed capacity to 572 from 100. Administrative approvals and sanction for expenditure have also been given for the expansion and remodeling of Dr Baba Sahib Ambedkar hospital at Rohini in north-west Delhi at a cost of Rs. 194.91 crore. After the expansion, the bed capacity will increase to 963 from 500.

The Sanjay Gandhi Memorial hospital at Mangolpuri in north Delhi will get a trauma center and a utility block at an estimated cost of Rs. 117.78 crore. It will increase the bed capacity to 662 from 300. Work at the three hospitals will start soon as approvals and expenditure sanctions have been given. Of the 58 new clinics, 52 will be set up at Delhi Jal Board sites and six at Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board. The feasibility study for these clinics is underway.