11-storey medicine wing coming up at Nagpur's Mayo hospital, 500 beds targeted by December 2027

Upgrade work at Nagpur's Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital, known as Mayo, has picked up pace. A new medicine wing is being built on the hospital campus. The building will have 11 storeys and 500 beds.

Once it is ready, Mayo's total bed capacity will cross 1,300. The target is to complete it by December 2027. It will give patients additional facilities for treatment and help ease the growing pressure on the hospital.

In the first phase of the medicine wing, seven floors are being built, and slab work on four of them is complete. After the remaining work is done, four more floors will be added, making the building 11 storeys in all. It will have 500 beds along with modern medical facilities.

The number of patients keeps rising, which keeps the hospital under pressure. With 500 additional beds, it will be possible to admit and treat more patients. It is also hoped that this will clear the way for an increase in postgraduate (PG) seats.

Other work under the upgrade has been completed. This includes four projects, among them the kitchen, laundry and store building. The Public Works Department (PWD) has handed over the information building to the Mayo administration. Other development work on the campus is also moving ahead quickly.

After many years, Mayo's nursing college is set to get its own building. An eight-storey building with a capacity of 400 students is being constructed for it. A boys' nursing hostel for 180 students is also being built. The capacity of the girls' hostel is stated to be 324. These arrangements will give nursing students better facilities for study and accommodation.

Sports facilities are also being readied on the campus for students and resident doctors. The target is to complete the indoor sports complex by March, while construction of the outdoor stadium is in its final phase. This will let students and doctors find time for sport alongside their studies and duties.

A tender process is under way for the expansion of the OPD. Work is also in progress on a system for disposal of medical waste and on vehicle parking. About 25 per cent of the parking work is complete. Once all these projects are finished, Mayo's infrastructure will be stronger, and patients, doctors and staff will get better facilities.