Lok Sabha Question No. 4438 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Bed to Patient Ratio
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari, Mahesh Sahoo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4438 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH MARCH, 2020

## BED TO PATIENT RATIO

## 4438. SHRI N. REDDEPPA: SHRI MAHESH SAHOO:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of shortage of beds in the Government hospitals of thecountry;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise;
- (c) the bed to patient ratio in the country, State/ UT - wise including Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d) the remedial measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a)& ( c): 'Health' being a state subject, such information including for the state of Andhra Pradesh is not maintained centrally. However, as far as four Central Government Hospita Safdarjung, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, Lady Hardinge Medical College and As sociated Hospitals and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi are concerned, the numbe beds in respect of these hospitals is as under:

| Name of Hospital                                                |   Number of beds |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
| Safdarjung Hospital                                             |             2873 |
| Lady Hardinge Medical College and Smt. ucheta Kriplani Hospital |              877 |
| Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital                              |              375 |
| Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital                                  |             1447 |
| AIIMS                                                           |             2483 |

The bed to patient ratio in respect of the four Central Government Hospitals is as under:

| Name of Hospital                                        | Ratio          |
|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| Safdarjung Hospital                                     | 1:13           |
| Lady Hardinge Medical College and Smt. Sucheta Kriplani | Hospital 1:0.8 |
| Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital                      | 1:1.29         |
| Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital                          | 1:67           |

(d): 'Health' being a State subject, it is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments including that of Andhra Pradesh to make efforts for increasing the bed strength in the H of  their  respective  states  in  accordance  with  requirement  and  fund  availability.  Howev Central  Government  provides  assistance  to  the  State Governments  in  their  efforts  to  provide better health care facilities to people through various schemes including under National Mission (NHM).

Further,  as  far  as  Central  Government  Hospitals  located  in  Delhi  viz.  Safdarjung Ram Manohar Lohiaand Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals are concerned, Government approved redevelopment of LHMC with additional 570 beds. A Super Speciality Block with 807 beds and a New Emergency Block with 500 beds in Safdarjung Hospital start functi oning in 2018. Further a Super Speciality Block in Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital h also been approved for construction in 2019 with additional bed capacity of 509.

Further, as far as AIIMS, New Delhi is concerned, new facilities/blocks such as Su Block, National Cancer Institute at Jhajjar, Mother & Child Block, New Private Ward , Bu Plastic  Surgery,  Geriatrics  Block  &  New  OPD  Block  have  been  approved  to  cater  to  t increased demand.