PM Modi inaugurates Northeast's first AIIMS in Guwahati on April 14, take a look
Patient care services at AIIMS, Guwahati started with telemedicine in August 2022 and a limited OPD for local residents began in September. The hospital will not only benefit Assam but also Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Manipur
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Guwahati will start functioning with 150 beds from April 14 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates it. Apart from AIIMS, Guwahati, the PM will also dedicate to the nation three other medical colleges in Assam. (Image: Twitter @jayanta_malla)
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Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on April 12 shared the pictures of AIIMS, Guwahati, saying 85 percent of the construction work was completed. Patient care services started with telemedicine in August 2022 and limited OPD for local residents in September. (Image: Twitter @mansukhmandviya)
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Most clinical departments are functional with the outpatient department handling an average of 150 patients a day. The services include day-care, pharmacy, laboratory facilities and radiological investigations. It will also provide cancer care, advanced laparoscopy facilities, trauma care and “futuristic interventions like robotic surgery, organ transplantation, regenerative medicine, genetics and simulation lab”. (Image: Twitter @mansukhmandviya)
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The hospital will provide “high-quality patient care services” in various specialities and super- specialities, including cardiology, neurology, burns and plastic surgery, cardiothoracic and vascular surgery and interventional radiology. (Image: Twitter @mansukhmandviya)
AIIMS, Guwahati was established with the three-pronged objective of state-of-the-art patient care, high-quality medical education and cutting-edge research, which will not only benefit Assam but also its neighbouring states of Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Manipur. (Image: Twitter @mansukhmandviya) (With inputs from agencies)
