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Minister for Water Resources and Katpadi MLA Duraimurugan volition inaugurate the archetypal full-fledged 300-bed District Government Headquarters Hospital successful Gudiyatham municipality successful Vellore connected Monday (January 26, 2026). This comes connected the heels of AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami announcing a protestation connected Tuesday (January 27, 2026) against the facility’s opening being delayed.
Officials of the Public Works Department (PWD), which executed the multi-crore project, said the caller five-storey authorities infirmary had facilities specified arsenic ECG, CT scan, and cognition theatres. The installation besides has round-the-clock powerfulness supply, with diesel generators arsenic back-up. “The installation volition payment residents successful the 80 villages adjacent Gudiyatham. Until now, they had to question to the Vellore Medical College Hospital, which is astir 40 km away, for precocious treatment. Accident victims volition besides get timely attraction astatine this caller facility,” said K. Pavan, a resident.
At present, Gudiyatham has a decades-old authorities taluk infirmary with astir 190 beds. The dilapidated facility, which was built successful the 1950s, has astir 120 staff, including 30 doctors and nurses. On an average, it gets 1,500 out-patients daily. Most cases are referred to the Government Medical College Hospital adjacent Vellore Town.
Spread implicit 5 acres of authorities land, the caller territory authorities infirmary has been built astatine a outgo of ₹40 crore. The installation volition person abstracted sections for cardiology, neurology, paediatrics, nephrology, and obstetrics and gynaecology. Separate wards for exigency and accident-related cases, crab treatment, and sedation and x-ray rooms volition besides beryllium portion of the facility. Five rooms person been allotted to dainty out-patients alone.
Civic amenities
The caller infirmary has 2 elevators for patients, staff, and doctors. Each level has a drinking h2o installation and abstracted washrooms. The premises has a rainwater harvesting system, and star panels to powerfulness the lights. Separate parking areas for cars and two-wheelers person been constructed. Closed-circuit tv cameras person been installed passim the premises. Bus services to the caller infirmary volition beryllium accrued to supply casual entree for visitors, officials said.
