UP: RMLIMS to get 35-bedded multi-organ transplant centre
Lucknow: The state-run Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Science (RMLIMS) will soon have a 35-bedded multi-organ transplant (bone marrow, liver and kidney) centre.
A proposal to this effect has been sent to the state government for approval. The centre will have a 35-bed transplant facility.
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If approved, RMLIMS will become the third government institute in Lucknow to conduct liver transplant after King George's Medical University (KGMU) and Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS).
RMLIMS spokesperson Prof A.K. Jain said: "We have sent a proposal to the government and the chief minister has also shown interest in setting up a 'centre for multi-organ transplant under one roof'. It is expected to be approved soon."
He said the centre will be built on the sixth and seventh floor of the super specialty block. Its design has been approved. Other departments, including pathology, operating on these two floors will be shifted to the academic block.
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