Delhi to get 11 hospitals addding over 10000 beds to boost health infrastructure: Deputy CM Sisodia

New Delhi: In a bid to boost the State's health infrastructure, 11 new hospitals are being constructed in Delhi, increasing the number of hospital beds in Delhi government-run hospitals by 10,000.

On Monday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the 11 upcoming hospitals would help efficiently fight emergencies like the COVID pandemic. 

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Sisodia held a review meeting with PWD officials and the health department and reviewed the progress of construction works.

The deputy chief minister directed officials to complete all construction works on time and maintain quality standards. Officials said construction of most of the hospitals will be completed by the end of this year, whereas the remaining will be done by mid-2023.

Of the 11 hospitals, four will have a capacity of 3,237 beds while seven semi-permanent ICU hospitals will have a capacity of 6,838 beds, Sisodia said.

"These will prove to be helpful in fighting situations like the COVID pandemic and emergency cases efficiently. These new hospitals will give a boost to Delhi's health infrastructure and millions of Delhiites will be able to avail world-class healthcare facilities," the minister said.

To deal with emergency and critical cases, the Delhi government is coming up with seven new ICU hospitals across the capital. These hospitals will have a capacity of 6,838 beds and will be semi-permanent, officials said.

The new ICU hospital being built at Sarita vihar, with a capacity of 336 ICU beds, will have state-of-the-art facilities, including a waiting area with high capacity, registration room, electric room, staff room, emergency room, nurse station, and fire control room on the first floor.

In the meeting, Sisodia also reviewed the progress of the construction of mohalla clinics. These clinics should be started at the earliest so that the general public can avail themselves of health facilities.

Officials said 12 new mohalla clinics in different areas of Delhi are ready. Apart from this, the construction work of 52 mohalla clinics is going on in full swing.

The minister said more than 500 mohalla clinics have been set up by the government at various places in Delhi, where 70,000 people get treatment every day.

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