Brand Bengaluru: 19 Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike hospitals set for upgrade at cost of Rs 413 crore
"Once implemented, BBMP hospitals will be equipped to provide emergency care, general medicine, basic surgeries, and dental services to the public," said the official.
As per Indian Public Health Standards (2022), urban community health centres are mandated to provide such services. However, until now, they were unavailable at 26 BBMP hospitals. This is the first time the Palike's health department proposed such an upgrade, starting with 19 hospitals.
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Fourteen maternity hospitals will be upgraded to 30-bed facilities. Maternity wards will be redesigned, and labs will be established in all locations. Additional wards will be created based on space availability. Five community health centres will be converted into 50-bed hospitals. Modular operation theatres and required facilities will also be built for general surgery and emergency care, BBMP health officials said.
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"Since implementing the entire plan at once is not feasible, we proposed a three-phase strategy. In the first phase, structurally weak hospital buildings will be demolished and rebuilt. In the second phase, existing buildings will be modernised. The third will focus on enhancing lab infrastructure, increasing bed capacity and providing essential equipment for surgery and emergency care," added the official.
Suralkar Vikas Kishore, special commissioner (health), BBMP, said, "This is an ambitious plan to provide quality healthcare services in BBMP hospitals. The DPR will be completed soon. Subsequent steps will follow thereafter."
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