J&K CM fixes deadline for SKIMS Medical Hospital expansion

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today fixed a deadline of two years for expansion of SKIMS Medical Hospital here as he reviewed various developmental projects in the summer capital.
"Sayeed has fixed a deadline of two years for expansion of SKIMS Medical Hospital at Bemina, for which Rs 150 crore have already been allocated," an official spokesman said.
The project envisages construction of a new block with additional bed capacity of 250 to be able to bear the ever-increasing patient load on the hospital.
Besides new laboratories, the project would also cover construction of a new lecture hall and a hostel for SKIMS Medical College, so as to meet the norms fixed by the Medical Council of India (MCI), the spokesman said.

With bed capacity of 230, SKIMS Hospital at Bemina is adequately staffed. The intake capacity of MBBS students at the College has been enhanced to 100 while as the paramedic staff is sourced from SKIMS' Nursing College, whose intake capacity has also been increased to 100, he said.
The Chief Minister gave directions for proper landscaping of the sprawling hospital lawns, which, he said will add to the ambiance of the hospital premises.

Sayeed also inspected the work on under-construction maternity hospital at Bemina where he fixed June 2017 deadline for construction of two additional floors, which will be dedicated to paediatric care, till the Government constructs an independent paediatric hospital in close proximity of the Lal Ded Maternity Hospital.

He also visited the G B Panth Hospital at Sonwar, where he interacted with the people and took review of the facilities being extended to them.
The review of developmental projects is an ongoing process with the Chief Minister personally inspecting various sites and setting deadlines, in both the capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar.