Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Pithapuram to Develop as Health Hub with Expanded Medical Facilities
Pithapuram is getting more healthcare facilities.
A 30-bed health centre is being expanded into a 100-bed hospital.
The hospital will have special rooms and equipment for treating patients.
It will also include maternity, children’s, eye and bone-care departments.
The hospital is expected to help about three lakh people in Pithapuram and nearby areas.
The government is also working to establish an AYUSH medical college.
Two new primary health centres are already working.
Another AYUSH dispensary is almost finished.
A 100-bed area hospital is being developed in Pithapuram under Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan’s oversight.
The existing 30-bed community health centre is being upgraded at an estimated cost of ₹34 crore, with nearly half the work completed.
The new hospital will include an ICU, diagnostic laboratories, operation theatres, maternity, paediatrics, ophthalmology and orthopaedics departments.
A Government AYUSH Medical College is being planned, with land acquisition underway for a project estimated at ₹100 crore.
Two primary health centres are operational, while an AYUSH dispensary at Viravada is nearing completion.
- Who
- The Jana Sena said Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan is overseeing the development, along with government health authorities.
- What
- Pithapuram is being developed as a health hub with a larger hospital, primary health centres, AYUSH services and medical education facilities.
- When
- The Jana Sena announced the developments in a press release on Saturday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Pithapuram constituency, including facilities at Komaragiri, Chebrolu and Viravada.
- Why
- To expand healthcare services for nearly three lakh people in Pithapuram town and six surrounding mandals.
- Area hospital
- A 100-bed hospital is being developed on 4.67 acres.
- Hospital upgrade cost
- The existing 30-bed community health centre is being upgraded at an estimated cost of ₹34 crore.
- Construction progress
- Nearly 50% of the community health centre upgrade is complete.
- Expected coverage
- The hospital is expected to serve nearly three lakh people in Pithapuram town and six surrounding mandals.
- AYUSH medical college
- Land acquisition is being expedited for a Government AYUSH Medical College project estimated at ₹100 crore.
- Operational health centres
- Primary health centres at Komaragiri and Chebrolu have been completed and are operational.
- AYUSH dispensary
- A Government AYUSH dispensary at Viravada, costing ₹30 lakh, is nearing completion.