Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Guwahati on April 14, 2023. However, some services, such as limited OPD for locals and patient care, began in August-September of last year, according to Executive Director Ashok Purnaik.
Purnaik stated at a press conference that approximately 85 percent of construction work at the project site is already completed. The clinical departments are already caring for 150 patients per day on average. These departments provide services such as pharmacy, day care, laboratory facilities, and radiological investigations.
"We are taking baby steps at present with 150 beds to become functional from April 14, but within the next three or four years, the hospital will be fully functional with a capacity of 750 beds," Puranik said.
The hospital will also provide "high-quality patient care services" in a variety of specialties, including neurology, cardiology, burns and plastic surgery, cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, and interventional radiology, according to the official.
According to him, AIIMS Guwahati was established with the intention of benefiting not only Assam, but also its neighbouring states of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, and Mizoram.
Puranik stated, "The institute aims to correct regional imbalances in the availability of affordable and reliable tertiary healthcare services, to augment facilities for quality medical education, and to provide comprehensive, quality, and holistic tertiary care health services to the people of Assam and neighbouring states."
In terms of academic activities, there are currently three batches of students, with a fourth joining in July-August of this year. Purnaik stated that AIIMS Guwahati has 199 MSSB students, 78 faculty members, 125 nursing officers, and 12 senior residents.
