The 350-bed ESIC Hospital in Sanand, Gujarat, which has the capacity to accommodate 500 beds, had its foundational stone laid by Union Minister for Home Affairs & Cooperation Amit Shah, according to a release from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Among other contemporary amenities, the hospital will have an OPD, indoor facilities, X-ray, radiology, laboratory, operating room, obstetrics and gynaecology, ICU, and ultrasound.
“Construction of the hospital spread over 9.5 acres would entail an expenditure of ₹500 crore,” the ministry said.
It may be upgraded to a 500 bedded hospital as per requirement. The hospital would look after 12 lakh employees and their families along with the villagers of Sanand, said the home minister.
