Haryana
Country's Largest Hospital 'Amrita Hospital' Inaugurated in Faridabad
- 25 Aug 2022
- 2 min read
Why In News?
- On August 24, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and dedicated the country's largest hospital 'Amrita Hospital' in Faridabad to the public.
Key Points
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that with the opening of Amrita Hospital, not only the people of Faridabad and Haryana state will be facilitated but the entire population of Delhi NCR will also get treatment facility here.
- Speaking on the occasion, Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal said that Haryana is moving forward in terms of health facilities. In 2014, there were 7 medical colleges in the state, which has now increased to 13. In the coming time, 9 more medical colleges including this college will be opened. There will be a medical college in every district in the state. At the same time, the benefits of Ayushman Bharat Yojana will reach more than 21 lakh people in the state.
- Built by mother Amrita Anandmayi 'Amma', the hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. The hospital will have 2600 beds, including 534 ICU beds, and is to be equipped with 81 specialized departments, the highest in India.
- The hospital will have 64 state-of-the-art operation theatres. Apart from this, a fully residential MBBS program with 150 seats will be conducted here. There will also be a nursing college and a college for allied health sciences. It will have the largest, fully automated smart lab in the country for processing blood and other important samples.
