Lady Hardinge Medical College to upgrade many Departments to Super-Specialty

"The proposal for converting all these departments into super-specialty has been sent to the Union health ministry and we are waiting for the final approval. Meanwhile, we have started chalking out the initiatives. The departments are also preparing to expand their services," said the Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Ram Chander.

Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital is also undergoing redevelopment and expansion. The hospital will be renamed Kalawati Saran National Institute of Medical Sciences for Children by the authorities (KS-NIMSC).

Dr. Chander told Times of India, "Improving Kalawati Saran's facility is one of our prime focuses. With the new building, there will be the addition of services in the paediatric care, which includes pediatric neurology, pediatric critical care, and pediatric nephrology. There will also be neonatology, plastic surgery, and pediatric surgery". The authorities intend to incorporate specialised investigative cardiology, neurology, gastrointestinal, and haematology services under medical specialisation, along with improving adult thalassemia services and transforming adult HIV care into a centre of excellence.

Making an air-ambulance link on the roof of the Medical Specialty Block is also included among the other development plans. "AIIMS was given the permission for air ambulance service and we hope that LHMC will also get the permit," he said. "During the pandemic, we were the only hospital to continue with the thalassemia service even though our facility was also converted into a Covid hospital. The thalassemia patients of Delhi government hospitals were also diverted to our hospital, yet there was no dearth of blood transfusion,"  Dr. Chander said.

The first phase of the Lady Hardinge hospital's redevelopment is complete, and the new OPD and IPD facilities are ready to serve the public. It took 11 years to finish the project. A specialized oncology facility has also been built at the hospital, which has already begun providing basic services, reports the daily. "As of now, we are providing chemotherapy services, but very soon, the oncology surgical services will also begin. We already have the infrastructure, just the procurement of equipment is left," Dr. Chander stated.