CM Stalin to lay foundation stone for Rs 417 crore children's hospital in Guindy
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin will lay the foundation stone for a "world-class super-speciality hospital for children", estimated at Rs 417.07 crore, Health Minister Ma Subramanian said on Sunday. The Public Works Department has stated that the construction is expected to be completed within 18 months.
The proposed hospital follows an announcement made by Stalin in July 2024 that a children’s super-speciality hospital and research centre, claimed to be the first of its kind in the state, would be established on the campus of the King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research in Guindy.
“The hospital will be built on 6.50 acres at Rs 417.07 crore. The CM is scheduled to lay the foundation stone on January 27,” Subramanian told reporters, news agency PTI reported.
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Highlighting the government’s efforts to upgrade medical infrastructure to global standards, the minister said that several multi-speciality facilities have already been established across the state.
He pointed out that the Kalaignar Centenary Super-Speciality Hospital, constructed on the same campus, is already operational and stands as a state-of-the-art facility with modern amenities.
Subramanian said the main hospital building would comprise six floors, while an adjacent hostel block would have five floors. The campus would also include residential quarters for professors and a canteen, he added.
The new children’s hospital will house several specialised departments, including emergency and outpatient services, endocrinology, pulmonology, cardiology, neurology, haematology and nephrology, he said.
According to the minister, officials of the Public Works Department have indicated that the construction is expected to be completed within 18 months, reports PTI.
Responding to a query, Subramanian said that since the present government assumed office, 708 urban health and wellness centres, 50 primary health centres and 19 district government headquarters hospitals have been established.
“In line with these initiatives, a new 253-bed hospital built at Rs 40 crore in Gudiyatham in Vellore district will be inaugurated on January 26 by Public Works Minister E V Velu and me,” he said.
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