AIIMS Satellite Centre in Ghaziabad gets 10-acre land approval

Ghaziabad: Five months after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath proposed the establishment of a satellite version of the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Uttar Pradesh Housing Board has allocated a 10-acre land parcel in Vasundhara for the project. This initiative aims to serve the growing population of Ghaziabad and the surrounding districts of western Uttar Pradesh.

Medical Dialogues had previously reported that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that plans are underway to establish a satellite center of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi in Ghaziabad, aimed at benefiting residents in western Uttar Pradesh, including Ghaziabad, Meerut, Bulandshahr, and Hapur.

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The housing board approved the proposal at its most recent board meeting, with the allocated plot located in Vasundhara’s Sector 7, behind the Indirapuram police station. The land, which is currently vacant and used for events like fairs, will serve as the foundation for this satellite AIIMS center. The nearby Blue Line metro stations of Electronic City and Vaishali, along with the Red Line station of Mohan Nagar and the Sahibabad rapid rail station, will make the campus easily accessible for patients from across the NCR.

Speaking to TOI, the office of UP Housing Board commissioner Balkar Singh said, "In the larger public interest, Housing Board will give away 10 acres for the AIIMS satellite center. A proposal to this effect was tabled at the board meeting last Friday, which was passed."

According to news reports, the land parcel will be handed over to AIIMS or the project executing agency once the detailed project report is finalized. The UP Housing Board owns over 80 acres of land in Vasundhara, with 10 acres already designated for a hospital. This 10-acre plot has now been allocated for the AIIMS satellite center.

The satellite center will primarily function as an Outpatient Department (OPD), offering services from AIIMS faculty. The facility will also include lodging accommodations for patients and their attendants. However, patient admissions and inpatient care will still be provided at the main AIIMS campus in Delhi

Currently, AIIMS operates a 50-bed National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre in Ghaziabad, which is the largest de-addiction center in NCR. This facility handles around 50 OPD patients daily.

The trans-Hindon areas of Ghaziabad, which include Indirapuram, Vasundhara, Vaishali, and Kaushambi, have an estimated population of 15 lakh. Despite the growing population in these areas, there is not a single government hospital.

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According to TOI, residents have for years been demanding a govt hospital, saying treatment in case of emergencies is dependent entirely on private healthcare facilities, which are expensive and virtually impossible to access for those who have limited or no health insurance. Trans-Hindon is also rapidly expanding along the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, bringing in a bigger population.

While the new AIIMS satellite center is a welcome addition to the region’s healthcare infrastructure, it does not fully address the demand for a comprehensive, multidisciplinary government hospital. This gap could be filled by either expanding the District Hospital in Noida, which received a new building during the COVID-19 pandemic and has the necessary physical infrastructure or by establishing a completely new facility.