V.S. and Shardaben Hospital to undergo revamp; New buildings, facilities to be added

Sabarmati: Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will undertake renovation of V.S. Hospital and Shardaben hospital at a cost of Rs 250 to 300 crores.

Mayor Kirit Parmar and standing committee chairman Hitesh Barot informed that the state government has allotted 20 thousand square meters of land at Sabarmati riverfront for V.S. hospital. The heritage building of V.S. Hospital will be preserved and a new building will be constructed within the existing campus.

The renovation of V.S. Hospital will be done at a cost of around Rs 100 crores. There will be 40 ICY beds, 350 general beds, 8 operation theatres, a special room and OPD consultation room in V.S. Hospital after renovation. Total 50 new doctors are appointed and new staff will be added.

In Shardaben hospital, there will be 750 general beds, operation theatre, special room, modern OPD complex, 98 emergency medical and surgical ICUs, paediatric and burns ICUs after renovation.

The design consultant for the renovation for both hospitals are appointed. The proposal of appointing Skyline Architectural consultant as design consultant for both the hospitals is approved in the standing committee. The renovation will be completed within 3 years. The foundation stone laying for the renovation work will take place soon.  DeshGujarat