The Referral hospital at Khadia in Ahmedabad was recently restored by Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) at a staggering cost of ₹3.17 crore. However, even after two months, the hospital remains non-operational.

Since the hospital has not commenced operations, residents of Khadia and Jamalpur wards are unable to access essential healthcare services. 

According to sources, internal political slugfest among BJP leaders in Khadia over claiming credit for the renovation is allegedly one of the reasons for delay in making the hospital operational.

The hospital, located in the Raipur area, once served a large number of patients, providing a range of treatments. 

Notably, during the tenure of the late Ashok Bhatt as the state’s health minister, he secured approval from the Health department to deploy Ahmedabad Civil Hospital’s medical staff to this hospital. After his demise, the building allegedly fell into disrepair.

Following repeated appeals by the current Khadia ward corporators, the AMC decided in 2022 to restore the dilapidated hospital building. 

The Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Health and Hospitals) officially informed the Civil Hospital’s medical superintendent about the need to appoint staff to begin operations at the hospital two months ago, when the restoration work was completed.

On January 16, 2025, Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner M Thennarasan wrote to the Principal Secretary of the State Health department, and on January 17, 2025, Standing Committee Chairman Devang Dani made a written request to the State Health minister to allocate staff for the hospital. 

Despite these efforts, the government is yet to assign the required staff, leaving the hospital non-operational.

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