Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Lokesh Inaugurates Palliative and Geriatric Care Facility in Visakhapatnam
A new hospital for older people and seriously ill patients opened in Visakhapatnam.
It is called the Sneha Sandhya Age Care Foundation.
Nara Lokesh opened the main building on Monday.
The hospital has five floors and 120 beds.
It offers special care to help elderly and palliative-care patients.
Many donors and organisations helped build it.
The hospital also uses solar power for more than half of its energy needs.
Lokesh said the Andhra Pradesh government would continue supporting the facility.
Nara Lokesh inaugurated the Sneha Sandhya Age Care Foundation at Gambheeram, Visakhapatnam, on Monday.
The five-floor facility has 120 beds and occupies a 1.20-lakh-square-foot campus.
It provides specialised palliative and geriatric care for elderly and seriously ill patients.
The hospital uses solar energy to meet more than 50 percent of its energy needs.
Lokesh promised continued Andhra Pradesh government support and urged the institution to achieve national and global importance.
- Who
- Nara Lokesh inaugurated the Sneha Sandhya Age Care Foundation; Visakhapatnam MP M Sribharat and Bheemunipatnam MLA Ganta Srinivasa Rao also participated.
- What
- A five-floor, 120-bed palliative and geriatric care facility was inaugurated.
- When
- Monday; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- Gambheeram in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- The facility was established to provide specialised care for elderly and seriously ill patients, addressing an increasingly important healthcare need.
- Facility
- Sneha Sandhya Age Care Foundation
- Capacity
- 120 beds
- Size
- 1.20 lakh square feet across five floors
- Care provided
- Specialised palliative and geriatric care
- Solar power
- Solar energy supplies more than 50 percent of the facility’s energy needs
- Government support
- Nara Lokesh assured the foundation of continued cooperation from the Andhra Pradesh government
- Donors
- Support came from organisations and individual donors, including Sravan Shipping Services, Devi Sea Foods, Nekkanti Sea Foods, Coromandel Paints, CMR Group, Sandhya Marines and ArcelorMittal