After U.P. cabinet nod: KGMU Trauma Centre to nearly double its capacity in 2 years

LUCKNOW:, Feb. 7 -- [e-mail]

The state cabinet's nod for building a 500-bed extension of the King George's Medical University (KGMU) Trauma Centre at a cost of Rs. 272.92 crore will almost double the capacity of the existing 460-bed facility, which often accommodates up to 600 patients.

The extension will come up close by the trauma centre or the Shatabdi Phase 1 building on over 55,369 sq metres of land. The combined buildings will be able to accommodate 950 beds.

"We already are the largest Trauma Centre in the country with T1 (Trauma- 1). With T2, we will be incomparable," said KGMU vice chancellor Dr Soniya Nityanand.

The new building will have a patient utility complex. All surgical specialties such as trauma su...