Lok Nayak hospital to get a facelift, beds to be doubled to 4000

In a bid to provide better healthcare facility for the citizens of Delhi, the state government has decided to increase the beds to 4000 from existing 2100 in Lok Nayak hospital. As per the expansion plan, the casualty ward will be remodeled while the international norm will be followed for intensive care unit (ICU). The government has also planned to construct a new block for medical, pediatrics, and maternity wings with an expected budget of `750 crore, while enhancing the bed capacity from 90 to 500. The official also added that the administration will construct two skyscrapers buildings of 25-floors each within the premises of the Lok Nayak hospital. Moreover, 10 departments have already got the NOC and the entire construction is expected to be completed in next 4 years.

The Delhi government has prepared a model of the building, in which two floors have been allotted for parking and rest 23 floors will be sanctioned for the hospital functioning. Meanwhile, the parking lot will have two gates, one will open toward the GB Pant hospital and the second will open toward the Delhi Gate Metro station. The parking will provide the space to around 475 vehicles. The construction process is likely to be completed in 2022 and it will be handed over to the hospital by year 2025.

Currently Lok Nayak hospital has 2100 beds, in which 83 beds are for ICU. After the project will be completed the bed capacity will increase to 4000 and ICU beds will increase to 400; apart from this, it will have 44 operation theaters. Moreover, the hospital will incorporate 75 senior doctors, 300 senior or junior residents, and around 1500 nurses. Meanwhile, 84,840 square meters will be used to build an advanced pediatrics care unit having space for 1472 beds to care for neonatals, women, and children in emergency.