Mulund ESIC Hospital to house new medical college soon

Although the hospital has a sanctioned strength of 400 beds, only 200 are in use and 50 to 60 of them are occupied daily. There are total 600 medical posts, of which 304 are occupied and 195 are vacant. The hospital also lacks a proper MRI and CT scan machines.

When the new medical college will be completed, the central government will provide modern and high quality equipment for both the medical college and hospital. Furthermore, it was revealed that additional 100 beds could be added to ensure smooth operation of the medical college. 

Talking about this, Dr Sanjay Dhawale, a medical officer and former director (medical) of the ESI scheme told HT, “The hospital building is currently not in good condition as it was built in 1962. The scenario is also quite different as the hospital is for industrial workers which are present in fewer numbers in Mumbai today."

“The hospital will be equipped with modern amenities. The present operation will continue as of now. The timeline for the upgradation will be known in a few weeks.” said Rachitkumar Trivedi, general secretary of the Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) of the Mumbai North East Constituency.

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