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Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) has resolved successful its legislature and the syndicate to conception a 900-bed high-tech infirmary for objective signifier connected its caller field being built successful Ramanagara.
The assemblage has submitted a elaborate program to the State authorities and is awaiting support to statesman work.
“A connection has been submitted to the National Medical Commission (NMC) this twelvemonth for the constitution of a caller authorities aesculapian assemblage successful Ramanagara. This assemblage is simply a constituent assemblage of the university, and it is indispensable to person our ain assemblage hospital. Therefore, a determination has been made to conception a 900-bed high-tech infirmary connected the RGUHS caller campus, and a maestro program has been prepared and submitted to the government,” said B.C. Bhagwan, Vice-Chancellor, RGUHS.
A task revived
The operation of the caller RGUHS field adjacent Archakarahalli successful Ramanagara is successful afloat swing, astatine a outgo of astir ₹600 crore.
As per the archetypal plan, the field was expected to see medical, dental, pharmacy, and nursing colleges, isolated from a 250-bed ace specialty and a 750-bed hi-tech hospitals. However, the authorities dropped the hi-tech infirmary and approved the rest.
Meanwhile, the State authorities has decided to found a caller authorities aesculapian assemblage successful Ramanagara. It has already submitted a connection to the NMC to commencement the aesculapian assemblage with the enactment of the territory hospital. However, cardiologist and MP for Bengaluru Rural C.N. Manjunath objected to the aforesaid penning to the Vice-Chancellor, RGUHS, connected January 14, 2026. Following this, the hi-tech infirmary connection was revived, yet starring to the solution successful the university’s legislature and syndicate.
‘Own infirmary needed’
The RGUHS has present argued that they request a infirmary of their ain for the aesculapian students’ objective practice. “The territory infirmary successful Ramanagara has 300 beds, and the taluk infirmary has 150 beds. Both of these hospitals tin beryllium combined, and a aesculapian assemblage tin beryllium established. However, the 450 beds disposable from some hospitals are capable for the grooming of lone 100 students. Such a tiny fig of disposable beds volition not enactment the summation of aesculapian seats successful the future. Additionally, since objective signifier is indispensable for students, we request our ain aesculapian hospital,” Dr. Bhagwan said.
Delay
The RGUHS field is being constructed connected a full of 216 acres successful Ramanagara and has missed the deadline. “Seventy percent of the enactment has already been completed. According to the schedule, occupancy was to beryllium completed by March-April 2026. However, determination has been a flimsy delay. Therefore, we person requested that the medication artifact and aesculapian assemblage artifact beryllium handed implicit by November, and we volition displacement to Ramanagara soon,” Dr. Bhagwan said.
