AIIMS Jammu-a medical town in making
Ist Phase: 750-bedded Speciality and Super Speciality hospital; 46-bedded trauma care centre; 193 ICU Beds; 20 Operation Theatres (OTs)
VIVEK SHARMA
JAMMU: At the sanctioned cost of Rs 1661 Cr, the 750-bedded AIIMS Jammu in first phase will be completed next year before the scheduled deadline on total plinth area of 226.84 acre near Vijaypur on Jammu-Pathankot National Highway.
“Day and night work is on and we are making all efforts to complete the state-of-the-art medical centre in Jammu,” said CEO and Director of AIIMS Jammu Prof (Dr) Shakti Kumar Gupta.
Dr Gupta, who has earlier served at AIIMS New Delhi said, “We have tried to bring all facilities for the patients and medical staff to extend the better medical care.”
Beautification of the campus is the utmost priority. More than 5 lakh small trees will be planted while over 16,500 big trees are being planted to make the campus environment-friendly, he added.
The North Campus is measuring 96.90 acres while the South Campus is 129.95 acres. In the sanctioned cost of Rs. 1661 Cr, Rs 1404 Cr is meant for Medical College and other infrastructure while Rs. 257 Cr is for medical equipment and furniture, informed Dr Gupta.
The north block will have Speciality and Super Speciality hospital with 750 beds, trauma care with 46 Beds, 193 ICU Beds, 20 Operation Theatres (OTs), medical college, 30-bedded AYUSH Block, 256-bedded Night Shelter accommodation for attendants, teaching block, Admn block, academic building including Medical College for 125 students, Auditorium (1,000 Capacity), nursing College and related facilities for 60 students per year. The south block will be residential hostels for PG/UG boys and girls, Nursing Hostel, Guest House, Provisions for Sports Club, Cricket Stadium, Basketball Court, Lawn Tennis Court, Swimming Pool etc. Besides this, there will be Director’s residence, a shopping centre, fire station, multipurpose gym, Sub- Station and other buildings for maintenance along with a security post. The total parking space will be for around 3300 vehicles with three dedicated helipads, said Dr Shakti Kumar Gupta.
The AIIMS Jammu will have 43 departments with 20 Superspecilaity Departments including Burn and plastic Surgery, Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery (CTVS), Endocrinology & Metabolism, Gastroenterology, Surgical gastroenterology, Kidney Transplantion, Urology & Dialysis, Medicine Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Neurology, Neuro surgery, Nuclear Medicine and PET Scan, Pediatric Surgery, Neonatology, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Radiotherapy, Haematology, Rheumatology, Geriatric Medicine, revealed Dr Gupta while giving details of the medical facilities.
CEO and Director AIIMS Jammu Dr Shakti Gupta gave the credit for the facility to support from the central government in general and Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh in particular for making AIIMS Jammu better than AIIMS Delhi.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is a name synonymous with excellence and quality in healthcare delivery. It has become a global brand and leveraging on the existing AIIMS.
Government has stepped ahead to shape-up a group of premier public health medical institutions in India which will be forerunner in the field of quality medical education training besides providing robust patient care to millions of people. In a series of establishing ‘AIIMS-like’ organisations all over the country, the legacy has now reached at the doorsteps of people in Jammu & Kashmir with establishment of this prestigious institute in Vijaypur town of Samba district- a first of its kind and the first among two proposed for erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir including Ladakh region, said Dr Gupta, the first founder CEO and Director of the mega project AIIMS Jammu.
Dr Shakti Kumar Gupta headed the Department of Hospital Administration at AIIMS and mentored more than 45 Postgraduate & PhD students, conducted 112 research studies and published more than 71 research papers in several national and international journals of repute.
He has also been the Principal Investigator of WHO projects on Public Hospital Governance: AIIMS-A case study; National Consultation on PPP; and Electronic Medical Records.The Department of Hospital Administration, under his leadership, had the honour of being the first Department of AIIMS to receive ISO Certification.
Dr Gupta was honoured with prestigious “PRATIBHASHI SAMMAN-2002”, “CHIKITSA RATAN – 2010” and “SHRAM SREE-2010”. Bestowed with the International Partner of the Year Award by Institute of Rescue Engineering and Civil Protection, Cologne, University of Applied Science, Germany, Dr Gupta is the first Indian to be awarded with this prestigious award of International significance. Dr. Gupta was also conferred with the State Award for meritorious public service on the eve of Republic Day by J&K Government.