Establishment of a 400-bed super-speciality hospital is on the anvil at the Paradip Port, which is likely to develop as a medical college in future. The tendering process has already started and the bids are to be opened this month.
The scope of the hospital is to rehabilitate, operate, manage and transfer the PPT Hospital for a concession period of 30 years and extendable by another 30 years as per the concession agreement.
The Paradip Port Trust (PPT), with an aim to create an advance healthcare infrastructure in the locality, has decided to upgrade its existing 64-bed hospital to a 400-bed super-speciality one through PPP mode in a phased manner. The estimated project cost is Rs 200 crore. The facility would be built in an area of 8.45 acres of land.
The Union Minister of Shipping during his visit to the port in July 2015 had announced to set up a super-speciality hospital at Paradip. Since then, the PPT has been trying to make it into a reality. A consultant was engaged for preparation of the feasibility report; and after receiving it, an expression of interest had been published.
With the completion of the super-speciality healthcare project, not only the port employees but the people residing in the nearby areas would be greatly benefitted.