Prime Minister Modi lays Foundation Stone of AIIMS Rewari in Haryana
AIIMS, Rewari is a 750-bed hospital complex which includes a 100-seat medical college, a 60-seat nursing college, a 30-bed AYUSH block, a residential complex for faculty and staff
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rewari in the presence of Bandaru Dattatreya, Governor, Haryana. The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of various other development works in Haryana.
Manohar Lal, Chief Minister, Haryana; Rao Inderjit Singh, Minister of State (IC), Planning, Statistic and Programme Implementation, Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Dushyant Chautala, Deputy Chief Minister, Haryana were also present on the occasion.
The Prime Minister said, “The foundation laying ceremony of AIIMS Rewari is in line with the Government’s commitment to prioritize the public health infrastructure and strengthen citizen-centric health services through holistic development of the health sector.”
He said, “AIIMS Rewari will not only cater to the healthcare needs of Haryana but will also create jobs for the youth and provide them with opportunities to pursue medical education.”
The establishment of AIIMS, Rewari in Haryana has been approved under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) scheme of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. PMSSY aims to correct regional imbalances in the availability of affordable and reliable specialized health services and to enhance facilities for quality medical education in the country. So far, the establishment of 22 new AIIMS has been approved under PMSSY. Of these, 15 AIIMS have been approved since 2014. AIIMS of Haryana is one of them.
The new AIIMS is being developed for Rs 1650 crore on 203 acres of land at Majra Mastil Bhalkhi village in Rewari district of Haryana. AIIMS, Rewari is a 750-bed hospital complex which includes a 100-seat medical college, a 60-seat nursing college, a 30-bed AYUSH block, a residential complex for faculty and staff, hostels for undergraduate and postgraduate students, night Shelter, guest houses, auditoriums and shopping complexes etc.
The state-of-the-art hospital will provide high-quality patient care services in 17 super speciality and 18 speciality departments including cardiology, gastroenterology, nephrology, urology, neurology, neurosurgery, medical oncology, surgical oncology, endocrinology, burns and plastic surgery. The speciality block of AIIMS Rewari will consist of 360 beds, while the super speciality unit will have 215 beds. The institute will also have a 75-bedded Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 30-bed Emergency & Trauma Centre, 16 modular operation theatres, 2 minor operation theatres, diagnostic laboratories, a blood bank and a pharmacy.
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