AMC may relocate VS Hospital, converting current building into community health centre
Updated: Nov 9th, 2024
According to the sources, the current authorities of Amdavad municipal corporation (AMC) are in the process of relocating Vadilal Sarabhai Hospital (VS), which has been providing excellent treatment to people for over ninety years. The hospital, popularly known as VS, was inaugurated on December 13, 1931.
It is reported that efforts are being made to convert the hospital into a community health centre and relocate it to another location. Preparations are underway to shift VS to a different location and use the current building as a community health centre.
Since the inauguration of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (SVPIMSR) in 2019, most surgical procedures are no longer performed at VS. The hospital currently operates in the fields of gynaecology, paediatrics, orthopaedics, and outpatient services (OPT), with all other patients being treated in the outpatient department (OPD).
Once upon a time, VS Hospital played an important role in providing practical training to medical students from Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad. However, due to a decline in the number of patients, the hospital is no longer able to offer this facility.
Notably, after the retirement of the Medical Superintendent, no new appointment has been made to fill the position.
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