7 hosp projects to turn into superspecialty ICU centres
Each facility will focus on the treatment of specific critical illnesses such as cancer, transplants and high-risk deliveries.
Inaugurating a private hospital in north Delhi's Model Town, Gupta said the initiative aimed to address the acute shortage of ICU beds and ensure that no citizen is denied treatment due to a lack of infrastructure or financial constraints.
In 2021, as the pandemic raged across the country, AAP govt had promised to set up seven Covid hospitals within six months.
However, they are still incomplete.
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Pointing to legacy challenges faced by Delhi's healthcare sector, Gupta said that poor planning and corruption during the previous govt's tenure had left the system with many deficiencies.
"Across 38 govt hospitals, there were only six MRI machines and 12 CT scan machines, which is alarming for a city of this scale," she said, and assured that Delhi govt is now working to modernise and upgrade the healthcare infrastructure.
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With a requirement of nearly Rs 9,000 crore for the completion of 11 under-construction hospitals and the need for the creation of 42,000 additional posts of medical, paramedical, administrative and support staff, Delhi govt is likely to explore the possibility of completion, commissioning, operation and maintenance of these upcoming health facilities on a public-private partnership (PPP) model.
While four multi-specialty general hospitals are coming up in Jwalapuri, Madipur, Hastsal and Siraspur, seven exclusive ICU-bedded hospitals are being built in Shalimar Bagh, Kirari, Sultanpuri, Sarita Vihar, Raghubir Nagar, and in the existing premises of Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya in Geeta Colony and GTB Hospital in Dilshad Garden.
The 11 new health facilities were taken up for construction in 2020 and 2021 after the Covid-19 outbreak. While the construction of four general hospitals started between Sept and Nov 2020, the seven ICU-bedded health facilities were sanctioned in Sept 2021.
All the hospitals were to be built on priority, but missed several deadlines due to a paucity of funds. The finance department of Delhi govt flagged a serious "resource crunch" in Sept 2024.
CM Gupta emphasised that Delhi govt is not just expanding the reach of healthcare, but also making the system more accessible, transparent and people-centric.
"Our govt is encouraging collaboration between public and private sectors to develop Delhi as a model healthcare system. Our aim is not only to provide world-class treatment to Delhi citizens, but also to establish the capital as a medical destination where people from India and abroad can come," she said.
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