Archive · 13 Sep 2026
50-Bed Critical Care Block Inaugurated at Rajamahendravaram Government Hospital
A new 50-bed hospital block has opened in Rajamahendravaram.
It is designed for people who are very sick or need emergency treatment.
It also has facilities for critical care and isolating patients.
The building cost Rs 23.75 crore.
The money came through the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Union minister Jagat Prakash Nadda inaugurated it online.
The block is expected to help people in East Godavari and nearby areas receive treatment faster.
Other hospitals and laboratories across the state were included in the same virtual programme.
A 50-bed Critical Care Block was inaugurated virtually at Government Teaching General Hospital in Rajamahendravaram.
The facility was built at an estimated cost of Rs 23.75 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Union minister Jagat Prakash Nadda led the virtual inauguration programme.
The block provides emergency care, critical care and isolation facilities for East Godavari and nearby areas.
The statewide programme also covered nine Critical Care Blocks and 12 Integrated Public Health Laboratories, including one at Anaparthi costing Rs 1.25 crore.
- Who
- Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Union minister Jagat Prakash Nadda and East Godavari district collector Keerthi Chekuri were associated with the inauguration and announcement.
- What
- A 50-bed Critical Care Block at Government Teaching General Hospital in Rajamahendravaram was inaugurated virtually.
- When
- The inauguration took place on Saturday; one report identifies the date as September 12.
- Where
- The Critical Care Block is at Government Teaching General Hospital in Rajamahendravaram. Reports identify the virtual venue as Amaravati and, alternatively, the old Government General Hospital in Vijayawada.
- Why
- The facility is intended to strengthen emergency, critical-care and isolation services and provide timely treatment for seriously ill patients.
- Facility capacity
- 50 beds
- Construction cost
- Rs 23.75 crore
- Funding programme
- Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM)
- Hospital
- Government Teaching General Hospital, Rajamahendravaram
- Statewide programme
- Nine Critical Care Blocks and 12 Integrated Public Health Laboratories
- Anaparthi laboratory cost
- Rs 1.25 crore
- Total infrastructure cost
- Rs 249.50 crore
