500 bed facility to remain functional at Vadilal Sarabhai Hospital: AMC tells Gujarat HC

Ahmedabad: In response to the PIL opposing the demolition of nine blocks at Vadilal Sarabhai Hospital, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) informed the Gujarat High Court that the 500-bed facility at the hospital would continue to provide services to the patients with the available facilities.

In its affidavit on Monday, Deputy Municipal Commissioner of Health and Hospital, Praveen Chaudhury mentioned, "Sheth VS Hospital and Chinai Hospital presently accommodating in all 500 beds with the requisite infrastructure facilities related thereto will not be discontinued and that the same will be continued."

As a result, Chaudhary asked the court to dispose of the PIL based on the statement he made under oath, The Indian Express reports. 

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Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that Gujarat High Court had issued notice over Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's (AMC) bid to demolish nine blocks at Vadilal Sarabhai Hospital, which provides free healthcare treatments to the poor and needy patients of the city, the Gujarat High Court asked the AMC to explain its decision.

In response, the lawyer of AMC authorities said that the building is in dilapidated condition. AMU counsel could not provide an explanation when they were asked about the future plans after demolishing the building and requested time to respond to the court's queries.

In the writ petition filed by the advocate and activist K R Koshti, it was stated that the VS hospital provides free healthcare services to the poor section of the city, and demolishing the building would stop the services from reaching the needy people. As a result, thousands of patients who come for treatment at VS Hospital every day will have to suffer a lot.

During the first pandemic wave, Koshti had filed the PIL urging the court to direct civic authorities not to close the V S Hospital after the corporation opened the SVP Hospital on the same campus and not to reduce VS Hospital's functioning from 1,200 beds to 500 beds.

In response to AMC's affidavit, petitioner-advocate K R Koshti requested time from the court to verify the AMC's claim that VS Hospital has 500 beds operating.

A hearing on the case has been scheduled for the next week.

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