Jamnagar: The 98-year-old building of Guru Gobindsinghji Hospital, constructed in 1927, is set to be demolished to make way for a new 9-storey modern facility. This new structure, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, will be built at a cost of Rs. 525 crore. The expansion will increase the hospital’s bed capacity from 1,770 to 2,130, ensuring enhanced healthcare services. The demolition work is expected to begin in the next month or so.

Hospital Superintendent Dr. Deepak Tiwari stated that the state government aims to modernize and improve healthcare services. In line with this policy, a detailed plan has been developed to facilitate the relocation of all departments from the old building, including OPDs, wards, medicine, case rooms, X-ray, sonography, and other departments. This plan guarantees that no department will be closed during the relocation process, preventing any disruption in services for patients and their relatives. Additionally, the old Gynecology Department building at the back of the hospital will also be demolished. A new ground-plus-one-story building will be constructed on a vacant plot on Himmatnagar Road, where the old records office is located. Once the new building is complete, the old structure will be torn down.

The buildings connected to the old structure, such as the Trauma Center, Medical Emergency, and the 200-bed Pediatric Department, have already been newly constructed. As a result, these areas will not require demolition or relocation.

New 9-Storey Building Features

The new 9-storey building will include several key facilities, such as one CT scan and one MRI machine, a trauma center, pediatric ICU, surgery, eye, ENT, and orthopedic OPDs. Additionally, operation theaters for eye, ENT, general, and orthopedic departments will be built. The bed capacity of the hospital will increase from 1,770 to 2,130, and the building will feature 26 lifts for doctors, staff, and the public. Modern fire safety systems and a large ramp for emergency exits will also be installed. Parking spaces will be available both at the front and the back of the hospital.

Departmental Relocation Plan

• The OPD, case bar, medicine bar, physiotherapy center, and sonography center will be relocated to the new Medical College building.

• The laboratory will move to the ground floor of the five-story building.

• The Radiology Department, Ortho Minor Operation Theatre, and Diagnostic Centre will relocate to the lobby of the old Medical College building, adjacent to the PM (Forensic) Department.

• The Radiology, Sonography, and Maternal Sonography Departments will be moved to the old Medical Canteen area.

• The old Orthopaedic Department (OT and Ward) will be relocated to the second and third floors of the new 700-bed hospital, where arrangements have already been made.

• The Eye Department will be moved to the upper floors of the new building of the Trauma Center.

• The Superintendent’s Office will move to the second floor of the old Medical College, while the RMO Office will be shifted to the 700-bed building.

• The CCU, ICU, ICCU, and Gynecology Departments will move to the Trauma Medical Emergency Ward, along with the Gazette Office and the office of the old Hayat Ladies Hostel. DeshGujarat