VISAKHAPATNAM: Health minister Kamineni Srinivasa Rao on Tuesday said that a new 100-bed hospital for women and child will be constructed with `20-crore budget on the premises of Victoria Hospital. The minister, who was here on Tuesday, visited the Victoria Hospital and also took part in several inaugural functions, including a new dialysis unit at Visakha Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS).
He said that in the vacant place on the Victoria Hospital premises, they would construct a 100-bed hospital exclusively for women and children sponsored by industries and ministers from the CSR and MLALAD funds. He said `5 crore had already been released by some ministers.
“The building plans will be prepared by the end of May and then tenders will be floated. The building will be ready within 18 months,” Rao said.
Earlier, he inaugurated a dialysis unit and a new building block for patient attenders at the VIMS. Another new block was inaugurated at TB Hospital. Collector Pravin Kumar, principal secretary (Health) Poonam Malakondaiah were present.