The dream of lok Nayak Jaya Prakash Narain is taking concrete shape with the construction of a super specialty hospital here at the spot where once a mega hospital had been planned decades back during the lifetime of JP under the name Jaya-Prabha hospital. Now the Jaya-Prabha-Medanta multi super specialty hospital is coming up at the spacious premises where an 11 storied building is under construction. The OPD service of the upcoming hospital, its construction was flagged off by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in presence of Medanta—The Medicity CMD Naresh Trehan last year, for neurosciences was opened at a rented place. Renowned neuro-surgeon Dr V P Singh will be available here to give finest opinion to the patients once a month.
With Government’s focus on providing best healthcare facilities to the people, who usually rush to Delhi and other metros, for treatment several major hospitals have opened their units under PPP mode and many more are in pipeline. The medical director of Medanta Dr Ravi Shankar Singh said, “Our hospital will be fully functional by 2020 at the current pace of work. “All the super specialty departments which are working at Gurgaon will be set up here too with 650 bed hospital. Under the patient first philosophy with the team of super specialists practicing medicine of international clinical standards we are committed to provide all facilities to the patients at comparatively cheaper rates and adhere to the conditions of the Bihar Government as per the agreement,” said Dr Singh.