Archive · 26 Jan 2026
Stalin to lay foundation for Chennai children's hospital
The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M K Stalin, will start building a new hospital just for kids in Chennai.
This hospital will be very special and have many different departments to help children with different health problems.
It will be built on a big piece of land and will cost a lot of money.
The hospital will have six floors for patients and five floors for a place where people can stay.
There will also be places for doctors to live and a place to eat.
The government says they are making this hospital to make sure kids in Tamil Nadu get the best healthcare.
They are also building other hospitals and health centers all over the state.
Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin will lay the foundation stone for a children's super-speciality hospital in Chennai on January 27.
The hospital will be built on 6.50 acres at an estimated cost of Rs 417.07 crore.
The facility will include six floors for the main hospital building and five floors for an adjacent hostel block.
Specialised departments will include emergency, outpatient services, endocrinology, pulmonology, cardiology, neurology, haematology, and nephrology.
The construction is expected to be completed within 18 months.
- Who
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, Health Minister Ma Subramanian
- What
- Laying the foundation stone for a children's super-speciality hospital
- When
- January 27
- Where
- King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research, Guindy, Chennai
- Why
- To establish a world-class healthcare facility for children and upgrade medical infrastructure
- Location
- King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research, Guindy, Chennai
- Cost
- Rs 417.07 crore
- Land Area
- 6.50 acres
- Completion Time
- 18 months
- Specialities
- Emergency, Outpatient, Endocrinology, Pulmonology, Cardiology, Neurology, Haematology, Nephrology
- Inauguration Date
- January 27
- Additional Facilities
- Residential quarters for professors, canteen