Super-Specialty Hospital to Come up Soon in Pune

With a view to bring relief to Sassoon General Hospital and the Aundh District Hospital (ADH) that cater to an increasing number of patients, the public health department of Maharashtra has decided to open a super-specialty hospital. This facility will come up on the ADH campus and a proposal regarding the same has recently been sent to the principal secretary of the department.

According to authorities, Pune district has expanded by leaps and bounds over the years and only Sassoon and ADH share the burden of ever-increasing number of patients. There is a dire need for a specialized hospital in the region. This new facility, therefore, will have a capacity of 275 beds and advanced equipment for screening and surgical procedures.

The super-specialty hospital will include facilities such as cardiovascular section, cath lab, neurology and neuro-surgery, oncology and onco-surgery, urology, nephrology, and ophthalmology. At present, two super-specialty hospitals are run by the public health department; one at Nashik and the other in Amravati.

The Aundh one will be the third in the state. Along with this proposal, ADH authorities have also asked to increase the capacity at ADH from 300 to 500 beds. Even a 100-bed women’s hospital will come up on the ADH campus. At present, there are 10 women’s hospitals in Nagpur, Baramati, Akola, Jalna, Beed, Nanded, etc., and this will be the second one in the district.