Assam CM Lays Foundation for 208-Bed Super Specialty Hospital at Silchar

The hospital will feature 20 beds per super-specialty department, 14 emergency beds, 27 ICU/ICCU beds, 24 post-operative care beds, 16 pre-operative care beds, 10 dialysis beds, and 25 paying cabins.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently laid the foundation stone for a 208-bedded Super Specialty Hospital at Silchar Medical College and Hospital, as part of his two-day visit to Barak Valley.

The new hospital, to be constructed on 16 bighas of land with financial support from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), will house six clinical departments: Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Nephrology, and Urology. 

The total project cost, including infrastructure and advanced medical equipment, is estimated at around INR 300 crore, with construction expected to be completed within 30 months.

The hospital will feature 20 beds per super-specialty department, 14 emergency beds, 27 ICU/ICCU beds, 24 post-operative care beds, 16 pre-operative care beds, 10 dialysis beds, and 25 paying cabins.

Speaking at the event, CM Sarma highlighted Assam’s progress in medical education. "When I became Health Minister in 2006, there were only 360 MBBS seats and 150 postgraduate seats in all medical colleges in Assam. Today, the number of seats has increased to 2,000 for MBBS and 1,500 for postgraduate programs. This progress has brought transformative changes to the state's medical education sector. Students from Assam no longer need to go outside the state to study medicine," he said.

He also emphasized improvements in healthcare outcomes, noting a significant decline in maternal and infant mortality rates. "Assam has earned a notable place in the country for quality healthcare delivery. In the coming decade, our focus will be on improving the quality of medical education in the state," CM Sarma added.

Under the 'Assam Health System Strengthening Project', funded by JICA, the government has planned the construction of Super-Specialty Hospitals across medical colleges to enhance advanced care, including cardiac and neurological surgeries. The Chief Minister also announced the reconstruction of Silchar Civil Hospital at an estimated cost of INR 150 crore and completion of a 500-bed hospital building within the Silchar Medical College campus by year-end.

CM Sarma further noted plans to replace the old main building of the college with a new 1,500-bedded facility, giving the hospital a unified and modern structure. He also mentioned that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for a new highway connecting Barak Valley to Guwahati, estimated at INR. 35,000 crore, within the next 3-4 months.

Key dignitaries present included Minister Kaushik Rai and Krishnendu Paul, MPs Parimal Suklabaidya and Kanad Purkayastha, MLAs Dipayan Chakraborty, Mihir Kanti Shome, Nihar Ranjan Das, Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha, Commissioner Siddhartha Singh, and Principal Prof. Debabrata Sinha.

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