Future of health care in J&K
It seems that the Jammu and Kashmir health infrastructure will massively improve in coming time as the administration is burning midnight fuel to provide better facilities across hospitals in the Union Territory. Several schemes have been launched to provide health care services to people. Apart from the work is on to upgrade health care infra in the Union Territory. In the same direction, Jammu will be getting second largest All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) in the country with a 2200 bed capacity. The AIIMS campus is being established on an area of 226.84 acres of land in Vijaypur area comprising all advance medical facilities which will shape up the public health medical infrastructure.
The construction work of AIIMS, Jammu has gathered pace after the removal of most bottlenecks hindering its progress. According to the statistics, 42 per cent of work regarding the construction of the prestigious project at Vijaypur in the Samba district of the Jammu region has finished. AIIMS Jammu will help in generating employment and boost the economy of the region. At one side AIIMS is connected with the Jammu-Pathankot national highway, while on the other side it is connected with Jammu city. The 2200 beds will be established in the upcoming premier health institution in a phased manner. In the first phase about 750 beds, while 1500 beds will be established in second and third phase.
The AIIMS Delhi supports 2500 beds. The construction of AIIMS is being carried out keeping in mind that area falls in seismic 5 zone, which will protect the institute from even severe intensity earthquake. The work on the prestigious project in going at fast pace and about 40 per cent structure of the first has been completed so far, which is likely to be completed in the current year. The AIIMS will be having 41 department of various disciplines including 18 super specialty departments. About 3500 posts will be filled under group B and C categories in AIIMS Jammu. It is expected that about 500 patients will be availing OPD services on daily basis at AIIMS. For indoor patients, beds are being established in AIIMS. The AIIMS Vijaypur will also be having a 30 bedded Ayush block. This will be upgrade the health care facilities in Jammu.
