The 24-storey In-Patient Department (IPD) tower, launched with its foundation stone laid at the State-owned Sawai Man Singh Hospital (SMSH) campus in Jaipur, will be one of the tallest hospitals in the country on the completion of its construction. The tower will have a helipad for air ambulances, a “medical martyr memorial centre”, and 1,200 additional beds for patients.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who laid the tower’s foundation stone on Tuesday, affirmed that it would help strengthen health service infrastructure in Rajasthan. He said the model of ‘Nirogi Rajasthan’ was conceptualised and implemented in 2019 and the State government would shortly bring in the Right to Health Act to provide healthcare for all.
The IPD tower, along with an Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, will be constructed at a cost of ₹588 crore in the next 32 months. One hundred well-equipped ‘Chiranjeevi Mamta Express’ ambulances were flagged off on the occasion for providing medical services to expectant mothers during delivery, and for postpartum treatment of women in the far-flung rural areas of the State.
