Centre gives nod for AIIMS Trauma Centre expansion

In a bid to strengthen the public health infrastructure and medical education in the country, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda on Monday gave HIS nod for the expansion of AIIMS Trauma Centre attached to AIIMS New Delhi, which will come up on A 15 acre of land.

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has give its land for expansion which will include establishment of a centre for digestive diseases, centre for endocrinology, centre for ENT, a spine centre, a bone marrow transplant centre and a kidney transplant centre.

The facility will have a capacity of 1,841 beds and will be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 2,700 crore, the ministry said in a statement. The beds which will be spread across the various centres include 445 for trauma, 465 for digestive, 334 for ENT, 244 for endocrinology, 88 for BMT, 63 for kidney and 202 for spine.

“The expansion of trauma centre along with the upgradation of AIIMS in the states is a part of the sustained efforts by the ministry to significantly improve health infrastructure of the country. The expansion plans of the government would not only improve medical education but will also provide greater access to world class facilities to the citizens,” Nadda said.

The expansion of the trauma centre will be based on a green building concept and will have efficient management of energy and water resources, the ministry said.