Ahmedabad, October 24 — Gujarat will add 255 healthcare facilities and develop 45 more projects at a combined cost of Rs 532 crore, while Ahmedabad is set to get a 521-bed Institute of Neuroscience and Research Centre at an estimated cost of Rs 223 crore, IANS reported on Saturday.
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Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the 255 facilities virtually and laid the foundation stone for the new institute on the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital campus, as well as other healthcare projects across the state. The newly constructed facilities have been developed at a cost of Rs 185 crore, while the 45 projects for which foundation stones were laid will require an investment of Rs 347 crore.
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The proposed institute will have a built-up area of 58,831 square metres and 521 beds, including 288 general ward beds, 160 intensive care unit beds, 57 special and semi-special beds and 16 triage beds. It will have 13 operation theatres designed to international standards, along with neurology and neurosurgery departments, emergency radiology, advanced laboratories, a blood bank and a Central Sterile Services Department, and an in-house neuro-rehabilitation centre. It is intended to provide specialised treatment for strokes, brain and spinal cord disorders, and neurological injuries caused by accidents, and is expected to cater to patients from Gujarat and neighbouring states.
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Speaking at the event, Patel said the government is pursuing a three-pronged approach focused on disease prevention, health promotion and affordable treatment. 'Eligible beneficiaries under the Ayushman Bharat scheme are entitled to free treatment of up to Rs 10 lakh. More than 2.87 crore people in Gujarat had been issued Ayushman cards,' he said. The chief minister said the number of medical colleges in Gujarat had increased from eight in 2001-02 to 43 in 2025-26, while MBBS seats had risen from 1,375 to 7,525 over the same period.
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Minister of State for Health Praful Pansheriya said the projects would help extend medical services to remote areas, and that a dedicated spine hospital is also planned within the Ahmedabad complex in the coming years. Patel said AIIMS is operational in Rajkot and a Global Centre for Traditional Medicine is being developed in Jamnagar, while medicities modelled on Ahmedabad's healthcare complex are planned at Vasai and Kamrej at an estimated cost of around Rs 3,000 crore (yaani about Rs 30 billion).
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