Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Nadda, Naidu to Inaugurate Critical Care, Public Health Facilities
J P Nadda and N Chandrababu Naidu will open new health facilities in Andhra Pradesh.
They will inaugurate 10 Critical Care Blocks and 12 public health laboratories.
The facilities cost a total of Rs 249 crore to build.
The Critical Care Blocks will add 500 beds for very sick patients.
They will also offer services such as heart, kidney and brain care.
The laboratories will test samples for diseases at the district level.
This could help patients get treatment closer to home.
The inauguration programme will take place in Vijayawada on Saturday.
Union Minister J P Nadda and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will inaugurate 22 health facilities on Saturday.
The facilities include 10 Critical Care Blocks and 12 Integrated Public Health Laboratories across Andhra Pradesh.
The projects were completed at a combined cost of Rs 249 crore.
The Critical Care Blocks will add 500 beds and provide specialised medical services, operating theatres and ultrasound facilities.
The laboratories will provide district-level microbiology and haematology testing to support earlier disease detection.
- Who
- Union Minister J P Nadda and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.
- What
- They will jointly inaugurate 10 Critical Care Blocks and 12 Integrated Public Health Laboratories.
- When
- Saturday following the report dated September 11.
- Where
- At facilities across Andhra Pradesh, with the main programme at BR Ambedkar Kalavedika in Vijayawada.
- Why
- To expand access to critical care and district-level diagnostic services, including for patients who might otherwise travel to distant centres.
- Total facilities
- 22: 10 Critical Care Blocks and 12 Integrated Public Health Laboratories
- Project cost
- Rs 249 crore combined
- Critical care beds
- 500 additional beds
- Specialised services
- Cardiology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery
- Laboratory services
- District-level microbiology and haematology testing
- Existing laboratories
- 14 of 26 sanctioned Integrated Public Health Laboratories are already functioning
- Main venue
- BR Ambedkar Kalavedika, Vijayawada