Archive · 24 May 2025
IGIMS Cancer Ward for Children to Open in June
The IGIMS hospital in Patna is getting some upgrades to help sick kids.
A special cancer ward for children is opening soon in June.
They're also building new roads and a boundary wall, which will cost a lot of money.
Plus, there will be new operating rooms and a special unit for taking care of patients.
The government is giving a lot of money to make IGIMS a top-notch hospital.
More students can study to be doctors there now, and they're adding more beds for patients too.
This means better care and more space for people who need it.
A cancer ward for children at IGIMS will begin operations in June.
A foundation stone was laid for infrastructure projects worth Rs 16 crore at the hospital.
Two state-of-the-art operation theaters and a 20-bed creative care medicine unit will open next month.
The state government has allocated Rs 1,050 crore to develop IGIMS as a super specialty hospital.
The number of MBBS seats at IGIMS has increased to 150, and more beds will be added.
- Who
- State health minister Mangal Pandey
- What
- Construction of new facilities, including a cancer ward and other medical units.
- When
- Foundation laid, with the cancer ward opening in June.
- Where
- IGIMS hospital in Patna
- Why
- To improve healthcare facilities and expand services.
- Cancer Ward Opening
- June
- Expenditure on Infrastructure
- Rs 16 crore
- Creative Care Medicine Unit Beds
- 20
- Ongoing Projects Value
- Rs 701 crore
- Budget for IGIMS Development
- Rs 1,050 crore
- MBBS Seats
- 150
- Current Beds at IGIMS
- 1,700