Bangalore, Karnataka -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/19/2012 -- The country's largest children's hospital will come up at the Haji Ali junction. Work on the 1,000-bed hospital overlooking the sea will begin in the next three months and 200 beds should be operational within 18 months.
This hospital-to be structured on the lines of London's Great Ormond Street Hospital-will also mark the entry of Bangalore-based heart surgeon Dr Devi Shetty's entry into Mumbai. Dr Shetty set up hospitals across the country but his flagship hospital is the health city at Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore. It will manage the paediatric hospital in Mumbai.
The plot belongs to the Society for Rehabilitation of Crippled Children, whose honorary general secretary is Anita Garware and its president is S Ramadorai, vice-chairman of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
At a press conference on Thursday, Dr Shetty underlined the need for a pediatric hospital.
"India produces 28 million babies every year. Around 3% of these children are born with health problems. In fact, 600 to 800 babies are born every day in India with heart problems,'' he said. Only a fraction of these children make it to hospitals for corrective surgeries because of various factors, including access and cost. "We want to build a hospital that will not turn back any child for want of money,'' said Dr Shetty.
Ramadorai said despite the growth in healthcare years, there has been a shortage in infrastructure for children.
"Mumbai has over 1,000 pediatricians and surgeons but only 600 practise due to lack of avenues. The city faces a 43% shortage of paediatric beds as per the WHO norms,'' said Ramadorai.
Mumbai has adequate corporate houses, both Shetty and Ramadorai said, that would support the hospital's construction.
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