Ahmadabad: New Government Hospital Announcement

Gujarat will get a new government hospital which will be equipped with all the latest modern technology, Gujarat Speaker Shankar Chaudhary announced on Wednesday.

He said that the groundbreaking ceremony of the hospital will take place on March 4.

The Speaker said that the upcoming hospital will be the second largest in the state after Ahmadabad’s Asarwa Civil Hospital.

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“The new healthcare facility will have a wide range of medical services, including advanced cancer, kidney, and heart disease treatment, marking a major upgrade in healthcare access in the state,” the Speaker said.

MP Parbatbhai Patel has contributed Rs 10 crore while Gujarat Speaker Shankar Chaudhary has contributed Rs 40 crore to the project. The total cost of the project is stated to be Rs 54.16 crore.

Gujarat has a healthcare landscape with approximately 2,528 allopathic hospitals, of which 503 are under the state Health Department.

Among these hospitals, the Ahmadabad Civil Hospital is the leading public healthcare facility. It offers specialised diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitative care to patients.

Spread over 110 acres (45 hectares), the hospital campus is also home to the Gujarat Medical Council and the Gujarat Nursing Council. There are also 544 private hospitals in the state.

The team had earlier reported that bringing good news to the medical aspirants, three new private medical colleges are going to come up in Gujarat as the State Government has issued no-objection certificates for the proposals in this regard. These new private medical colleges will be set up in Rajkot, Junagadh, and Kadi. While the colleges in Rajkot and Junagadh will have an intake capacity of 150 MBBS seats, the proposed college in Kadi will have 100 seats.

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