Bangalore-based Narayana Health, one of India’s largest multispeciality hospital chains, on Friday held the ceremonial groundbreaking for its state-of-the-art 1,000-bed multispeciality hospital at Dumduma in Bhubaneswar.
Attending the ceremony, State Health and Family Welfar Department Principal Secretary PK Mahapatra said the hospital would provide state-of-the-art tertiary care facilities to meet the growing demand for quality and affordable healthcare forthe masses.
The foundation-stone of the hospital had been laid on September 30, 2012 by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the presence of Narayana Health Chairman Dr Devi Shetty. At its full capacity, the hospital would have 1,000 beds with superspeciality tertiary care services covering all clinical specialities.
Narayana Health has obtained NOCs from concerned agencies and would fill tup he documents for final construction clearance from the BDA in the immediate future, said Narayana Health Zonal Dirctor (East) Deepak Venugopalan.
The new facility is being constructed on the site of Dumduma Housing Board, Dumduma Phase 1.
The first phase of the project costing Rs50 crore would have 200 beds across one lakh squarefeet of the built area.
This woild be functional by March 2015. The project is expected to generate new jobs for hundreds of people in Bhubaneswar and surrounding communities within the next two years.