THOUGH the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) and Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGGMCH) have not received all the funds sanctioned for various projects, Public Works Department (PWD) has completed 90% work of the majority projects in both these hospitals. Deputy Chief Minister and Nagpur’s Guardian Minister Devendra Fadnavis had himself sanctioned about Rs 800 crore for both these hospitals a year ago. With the addition of some more works now, the cost has increased to over Rs 1,400 crore. These works together will give a new look, provide new facilities, advanced equipment to both these big hospitals. GMCH was supposed to get Rs 550 crore while the total cost involved in IGGMCH projects was Rs 302 crore. The proposal of GMCH includes the amount to be spent for the development of Super Specialty Hospital (SSH). GMCH has proposed a spacious hostel for 400 girls and another hostel of 250 rooms for resident doctors.

 

The cost involved in these two hostels is over Rs 100 crore.The hostel of resident doctors is almost ready. Girls hostel will take a little time. The girls hostel is planned as number of girl students have increased in recent past. GMCH has 20 rooms under paying ward. But people getting admitted in GMCH ask for paying ward. Considering that aspect, GMCH is mulling increasing those wards to 80 for which expenditure of Rs 45.60 crore has been proposed. Around 80% work of skywalk, that joins trauma centre with the OPD and casualty, has been completed. The total area of GMCH is 232 acre which has a huge wall. Around 80% work of the wall has been completed. Rs 9.18 crore have been proposed for the construction of the wall.

 

“The work has already sped up and we expect that it would be inaugurated soon,” asserted Dr Raj Gajbhiye, Dean of GMCH. In IGGMCH, the main building of ground plus six storey housing dean chamber, offices of various heads of the departments, library, laboratory, lecture halls, cafeteria is almost ready. Government has given Rs 60.25 crore of the total sanctioned amount Rs 77.64 crore. 80% work of the shaded walk, three floors of hostel for resident doctors, 6th and 7th floor of hostel building for boys is almost done, informed Dr Ravi Chauhan, Dean of IGGMCH. With the initiative of Dr Makrand Vyawahare, Head of the Department of Forensic Medicine, the upgradation of mortuary building in IGGMCH was proposed. 100% work of the mortuary has been completed. Secondly, IGGMCH was facing the issue of waiting by patients at Outpatient Department (OPD). Dr Ravi Chauhan had come up with an idea of token system under which people don’t need to stand in the queue.

 

They would provide the name and get the token at the counter. After receipt of the token, they can wait for their turn at the waiting room near the counter. This system is ready and likely to be inaugurated by Deputy Chief Minister and Guardian Minister Devendra Fadnavis. There is a separate medicine unit of 500 beds for which Rs 199.4 crore have been proposed. Rs 45.50 crore for 250-bedded hospital (surgical complex), Rs 21.95 crore for admin building. IGGMCH is constructing RMO hostel worth Rs 30.93 crore, boys hostel of Rs 20.20 crore. “Both deans have freedom as far as receipt of funds is concerned. There will be no obstacle of Haffkine Institute. Everything will come from Government and respective Deans will have the powers. We are providing funds time to time from District Planning Committee as and when required as per the instructions from Guardian Minister Devendra Fadnavis,” District Collector DrVipin Itankar has made it clear.