The hospital has also set up the Center for Digital Health to provide health services in remote and inaccessible tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the long-awaited All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur. The AIIMS has been established under the Central sector scheme Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana and its construction took over three years to complete at a cost of more than Rs 1,470 crore.
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With 18 specialty and 17 super specialty departments, 18 modular operation theaters and 750 beds with 64 ICU beds, the state-of-the-art hospital is now fully functional to serve the people of Bilaspur and the surrounding areas.
I am glad that the AIIMS Bilaspur will be dedicated to the nation. It will ensure better healthcare facilities for people in the region.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 4, 2022
Development works worth over Rs. 3650 crore spread across various sectors will either be inaugurated or their foundation stones would be laid. pic.twitter.com/y6huiUBBte
The hospital is located on 247 acres and is equipped with 24-hour emergency and dialysis facilities, modern diagnostic machines like ultrasonography, CT scan, MRI, etc., Amrit Pharmacy and Jan Aushadhi Kendra, and a 30-bedded AYUSH block.Â
The hospital has also set up the Center for Digital Health to provide health services in tribal and inaccessible tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh. In addition, specialist health services will be provided by the hospital through health camps in inaccessible tribal and high Himalayan regions like Kaza, Saluni, and Keylong.
The hospital will admit 100 students for MBBS courses and 60 students for nursing courses every year. Prime Minister Modi will also address a public meeting at Luhnu ground in Bilaspur. Later, the Prime Minister will participate in the historic Kullu Dussehra celebrations.