over its operational challenges and capacity issues with 20-fold surge in patients footfall, Super Speciality Hospital, runs within Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College Hospital, now seeks expansion to serve the patients with it’s optimum efficiency. The hospital currently operates beyond its intended capacity. Despite having an official strength of 295 beds, the facility maintains an average of around 350 admitted patients. This over-extension has reportedly begun to impact the delivery of both direct and indirect health services. Dr Avadhesh Pratap Singh Kushwaha, Director, Super Speciality Hospital, told ‘The Hitavada’ that the hospital serves a significant portion of the underprivileged population, with approximately 85% of admitted patients benefiting from Ayushman Bharat Yojana (ABY) healthcare scheme. Dr Kushwaha informed that the construction works are already started at Rewa Super Speciality Hospital for expansion.

 

“The proposed extension aims to build upon the hospital’s current specialized offerings, which already include kidney transplants and cadaveric organ donation programs. Established in 2019 as Madhya Pradesh’s first super-speciality hospital, it began with 6 departments and currently operates with 10. The extension is requested to accommodate rising patient numbers and to introduce liver and heart transplant services. If approved, the expansion will facilitate the introduction of new departments and advanced medical procedures, specifically liver and heart transplants. It will benefit the people of Mahakoshal region who no longer will need to travel to distant metropolitan cities for advanced medical interventions”, added Dr. Kushwaha. He further informed that the administration has already submitted a proposal to the Union Health Minister, JP Nadda during his recent visit in the city, requesting a significant extension of the Super Speciality Hospital Jabalpur.

 

The request follows a marked increase in healthcare demand in the Mahakoshal region, with patient numbers reportedly growing twentyfold since the facility’s inception in 2019. It may be mentioned that the statistical data released by the Super Speciality administration, indicates towards a dramatic rise in patients footfall over the last six years. In 2019, the hospital recorded 9,415 Outpatient Department (OPD) visits which reached 1,26,532 by 2025. Similarly, Inpatient Department (IPD) admissions rose from 1,032 to 20,422 during the same period. While the number of surgeries also increased from 345 in 2019 to 4,561 in 2025.