362-bed Trauma centre to open soon at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital
New Delhi: The Delhi government is set to launch a state-of-the-art trauma center at the Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, which is expected to commence operations by September this year. This new facility, hailed as the largest in the country for trauma care, will feature 362 beds, including 39 ICU beds, and six advanced modular operation theaters.
According to officials from the Public Works Department (PWD), construction of the facility is complete, with the current focus on furnishing the interiors. The project, costing Rs 117.78 crore, faced several delays but is now anticipated to be handed over to the health department by the end of July.
"The building is complete. Now the work of putting up furniture is being carried out," the official said, news agency PTI reported.
"We plan to hand it over to the health department by the end of this month," he added.
Built at a cost of Rs 117.78 crore, the trauma centre has missed many deadlines. It was supposed to be completed in May this year but officials are confident that the centre will be ready by July 31.
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