Hospital plans get boost

Pranjal Bhuyan / TNN / Oct 28, 2007, 00:42 IST

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PCB chief executive officer S.K. Sardana has said that final plans have been sought from the three parties.

PUNE: The two-year old proposal to build a super-speciality hospital for residents of Pune Camp is in its final stages of conception. Three parties have been shortlisted by the Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) for partnership in developing the Rs 9-crore hospital.
The shortlisted parties include two groups of doctors' and a private hospital. Also, a major industry association has offered assistance to the PCB.
PCB chief executive officer S.K. Sardana told TOI that final plans have been sought from the three parties. Selection of partners is likely to be made by the end of November, after a scrutiny of the proposals by a three-member functioning board of the PCB.
The super-speciality centre is to come up at the existing Sardar Vallabhbhai Cantonment general hospital, Golibar Maidan.

The project was conceived by the PCB two years ago. In mid-2006 the defence ministry also cleared the project and promised to fund the Rs 9-crore project.
The super-speciality hospital will have specialised treatment facilities and specialised units for all kinds of major disciplines including cardiology, gynaecology, paediatrics, physiotherapy and so on.
The Cantonment hospital is the biggest public sector health centre in Pune Camp with hundred indoor patient beds, five different wards and an OPD and a staff of 25 including full-time resident doctors and nurses.

Six parties, including three major hospitals in the city, had submitted proposals to PCB.
"We found that although subjective, the proposals of the big hospitals would have entailed huge rise in the cost of treatment for the general public. We could not allow that since for us the hospital is a symbol of our commitment for the 90,000 poor residents of Pune Camp," said Sardana.
The PCB spends around Rs 2 crore every year on the hospital and all children below 18 and the elderly are entitled to free treatment.
"We are waiting for the three groups to come up with their final plans. Till then, it would be prudent not to reveal the names," Sardana said. He added that the Nagar Road Industries Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture (NRICCA) had recently approached him to offer assistance.
The PCB had called for private party assistance with the purpose of securing expertise in various fields of medicine and treatment. "A super-speciality ward would entail specialised treatment in various branches. The board's own medical resources are not adequate to deal with such a huge contingency at the moment," Sardana said.
The PCB spends around Rs 2 crore every year on the hospital and all children below 18 and the elderly are entitled to free treatment.
"We are waiting for the three groups to come up with their final plans. Till then, it would be prudent not to reveal the names," Sardana said. He added that the Nagar Road Industries Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture (NRICCA) had recently approached him to offer assistance.
The PCB had called for private party assistance with the purpose of securing expertise in various fields of medicine and treatment. "A super-speciality ward would entail specialised treatment in various branches. The board's own medical resources are not adequate to deal with such a huge contingency at the moment," Sardana said.

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