Sanand: Union Home Minister Lays Foundation Stone Of 350 Bedded ESIC Hospital

Hospital to look after 12 lakh employees and their families along with the villagers

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Shri Amit Shah, Union Minister for Home Affairs & Cooperation laid the foundation stone of 350 Bedded (Upgradable up to 500 beds) ESIC Hospital, Sanand Ahmedabad, Gujarat today. The 350 bedded hospital will have OPD, indoor facilities, X-ray, radiology, laboratory, operation theater, Obstetrics & Gynaecology facilities, ICU, and ultrasound among other modern facilities.

Construction of the hospital spread over 9.5 acres would entail an expenditure of Rs. 500 crores. It may soon be upgraded to 500 bedded hospital as per requirement. The hospital would look after 12 lakh employees and their families along with the villagers of Sanand, said the Home Minister.

The Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah, reiterated the Prime Minister’s three-pronged holistic approach towards health infrastructure which includes, expansion of medical science infrastructure and human resources; bringing traditional Indian medicine like Ayush into the mainstream and expanding the availability of expertise through the use of technology.

Speaking at the occasion, Union Minister for Labour & Employment, Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav shared that with the cooperation of the State and administration, it is possible to achieve the results efficiently.

He said that the 500 bedded hospital would be among the most modern hospital with the best medical facilities available not only to the employees but also to all villagers in the area. No person will be deprived of health facilities, said the Minister.

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