AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Gujarat from October 9 to 11. During this visit, he will dedicate and lay foundation stone of various healthcare facilities worth Rs 712 crore.
Foundation Stone of facilities worth Rs 712 crore
The new hostel building, worth Rs71 crore, of UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre will be dedicated by the Prime Minister. This 10-storey hostel has 2 basements,176 rooms and a central library with a museum. Apart from this, state-of-the-art machines and world-class facilities worth Rs 54 crore will be launched for advanced heart treatment. It includes center for heart and lung transplantation, mobile ECMO, VAD, , CRRT Machine, Virtual Simulation Cardiac Cath Lab for Cardiac Surgery Trainees, Robotic Cardiac Surgery System, Minimal Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Tele I.C.C.U. (Paperless ICU), 150 Critical Cardiac Beds, Coronary Graft – Floor Measurement Meter, R.F. Ablation Machine, Homograph Valve Bank, Mother Milk Bank, Sleep Lab, Cardiac Rehabilitation Center, 3 Tesla Cardiac MRI Machine, Blood Center and 3D/4D Cardiac Echo Machine.
Dedication of new building of GCRI and IKDRC
The new hospital building of the Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center (IKDRC), built at a cost of Rs 408 crore, will be dedicated by the PM at Asarwa. It has 850 beds. There will be 22 hi-tech operation theaters, 12 ICUs, modern laboratory and a facility to perform 62 dialysis simultaneously. The new building ‘C’ of Gujarat Cancer and Research at a cost of Rs 140 crore will be inaugurated in Medi-city. Due to this, the number of beds in General Ward will increase to 187 and Bone Marrow Transplant will increase from 4 to 11. The laboratory is equipped with next generation sequencing machines. The building will have facilities including library, 317 seat auditorium, telemedicine room, board room and canteen.
He will also lay foundation stone for a shelter home to accommodate families of poor patients. This Rain Basera will be constructed in an area of 5800 square meters at a cost of Rs 39 crore.
