By our correspondent, Ahmedabad, 10 May 2013

Municipal Commissioner of Ahmedabad Shri Guruprasad Mohapatra today issued a statement on ongoing development work at city’s VS hospital campus.

Perfect location of new hospital:

Ideally, General hospital should be in the middle of the city, so that from any part of city, one can reach there. No reserved plot was available in the middle of city where new multispeciality hospital and research center could be planned. Maximum use of available land was only alternative available.”

No plan to demolish existing building

There’s no plan to demolish any existing building of VS hospital to build a new one.

Existing services offered to poor, middle class patients to continue

Facilities offered to poor and middle class patients in existing V.S. hospital will go upin new building. The level of services will go up. Existing relief given to poor and middle class patients will continue in new hospital also.

No question of relocation of Sardar Patel statue

There was no statue of Sardar Patel in V.S hospital, and therefore there’s no question of its relocation. After completion of new building of Sardar Patel Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Sardar Patel’s statue will be installed.

About the new hospital under construction:

Ground breaking: 29-9-2012
Estimated cost: Rs 331 crore
Funding source: Mukhyamantri Swarnim Yojana
Plot area: 99,965 sq.m
Built up area: 1,80,875 sq.m
Ground coverage: 21.50%
Open space and circulation: 86,044.94 sq.m
Height: 62.20 meter
Floors: 2 basement + 1 ground floor + 17 floors
Total bed: 1661 for patients, 450 for care taker thus total 2061
Consultation room: 120
Operation theater: 34
ICU bed:294
Special rooms: 161
Pharmacy/dispensary: 15
Seismic safety factor 1.5
Steel frame RCC structure
Life of building: Around 100 years
Auditorium with capacity of 250 seats
20% energy saving through maximum use of natural light
Emergency evacuation plan in building design
Green building
Helipad for air ambulance
JCI standard
Digital blanket
LEED standard
ASHREY standard