Health Minister gives go ahead for expansion of AIIMS Trauma Centre

As part of this expansion, AIIMS has also been allotted 15 acres of the land by Delhi Development Authority.

The expansion plan includes a Centre for Digestive Diseases, Centre for Endocrinology, Centre for ENT, a Spine Centre, a Bone Marrow Transplant Centre and Kidney Transplant Centre.

"To be built with a capacity of 1841 beds, the total project cost is estimated at Rs 2700 Crore. The total numbers of beds are spread across Trauma (445), Digestive (465), ENT (334), Endocrinology (244), BMT (88), Kidney (63) and Spine (202)," read a government statement.

J P Nadda said, “The expansion of Trauma centre along with the upgradation of AIIMS in the states is a part of the sustained efforts by the Ministry to significantly improve the health infrastructure in the country.”

Nadda further added, “The expansion plans of the Government would not only improve medical education but will also provide greater access to world class facilities to the citizens.”

The expansion of the AIIMS Trauma Centre is based on a green building concept and will have efficient management of energy and water resources.

The building will further have features like restoration and protection of health environmental quality, reinforcement of natural systems, enhancement and protection of health and indoor environmental quality, analysis of the life cycle costs and benefits of material and methods; and integration of the design decision-making process.

“Through this concept we will be able to lower energy and water consumption thus contributing towards our environment also. This will in turn help us in significantly improving the quality of health care facilities at these institutions, said Nadda.