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KSSSCIH to start 8 new OTs, add 350 beds: Director

Bed capacity will go up from 32 to 60 beds in Radiation Oncology block while a dedicated PICU facility and dedicated neuro ICU facility in the institute will also start.

Updated on: Jan 1, 2024, 05:46:14 IST
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The Kalyan Singh Super Speciality Cancer Institute and Hospital (KSSSCIH) plans to start at least 8 operating theatres and add 350 more beds for patient admission in different departments, said director Prof RK Dhiman in a press statement issued by the KSSSCIH.

(Sourced for representation)
(Sourced for representation)

Bed capacity will go up from 32 to 60 beds in Radiation Oncology block while a dedicated PICU facility and dedicated neuro ICU facility in the institute will also start.

MRI and 4D CT simulator will be made functional in 2024. A Centre for Advanced Molecular Diagnostic Lab will also begin next year.

Recruitment of faculty against vacant posts will be the focus area in 2024. In 2023, the institute has seen a total OPD footfall of over 60,000 patients, which is an increment of 63.3% from 2022, according to a press statement from the institute.

In 2023, the total admissions have crossed 3,544 patients while the number was 1,062 patients in 2022, which is an increment of 233.7%.

The number of major surgeries at KSSSCI is continuously increasing from 2021 to 2023. The percentage increase from 2022 to 2023 is 44.4%.

 
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