New Delhi sources have stated that South Corporation’s 100 bed Purnima Sethi Multi Specialty hospital which is situated in Kalkaji will soon be converted into an 8 storey satellite centre of Safdarjung hospital. It was stated that the approval to the proposal was given during the standing committee meeting of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Tuesday.
The Chairman of the committee Shailendra Singh Monty had said, "Everyone will benefit from this agreement. The corporation will gain financially and people will get specialized care from renowned hospital in their locality. “He added that they were facing a problem in running it due to lack of specialty doctors. Space was also underutilized and fund crunch was imminent.
The centre, which was originally started as a colony hospital
in 1950s, is being reconstructed into an 8-story building with a built up area
of almost 24,000 sq meters. Meanwhile a SDMC official said, "Due to fund
crunch and Delhi government not releasing any money, the construction beyond
the basic RCC structure could not be completed. As of now only OPD
services are operational from ground and first floor. Since the building is
located strategically, it can act as a satellite of a larger hospital."
The Civic officials have also said that they failed to get permission to run the hospital in PPP mode, as the Delhi government did not give its approval for the same.
