Demand-supply mismatch behind waitlist for AIIMS Delhi, says Govt
On whether a large number of patients have to wait for at least a year for getting treatment in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, particularly for ailments like cancer, neurology and kidney diseases, the minister said, "AIIMS, New Delhi, which is the oldest functional AIIMS, faces a demand supply mismatch in terms of far more number of patients needing hospitalization vis a vis the number of beds available.";
New Delhi: AIIMS, New Delhi, the oldest functional AIIMS in the country, faces a demand-supply mismatch in terms of far more patients needing hospitalization vis-a-vis the number of beds available, the government informed Parliament on Friday.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said this in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.
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On whether a large number of patients have to wait for at least a year for getting treatment in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, particularly for ailments like cancer, neurology and kidney diseases, the minister said, "AIIMS, New Delhi, which is the oldest functional AIIMS, faces a demand-supply mismatch in terms of far more number of patients needing hospitalization vis-a-vis the number of beds available."
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