Lok Sabha Question No. 1746 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-27
Subject: Waiting Period in AIIMS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD, TAMRADHWAJ SAHU

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1746 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th JULY, 2018

## WAITING PERIOD IN AI IMS

## 1746. SHRI KIRTI AZAD: SHRI TAMRADHWAJ SAHU:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware that  waiting  time  for  surgery  in  All  India Institute  of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi and post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Resear ch, Lucknowruns into years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) the total number of patients admitted in the Department of surgery, total number of patients whose surgeries were done and the patients referred to other hospitals due to unavailability of beds in the above institutions separately during the last thr e years; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to increase the number of beds and other facilities in the Department of surgery in th e above institutions?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a)& (b) : The number of patients coming to the Institutes for treatment/surgery is more the beds available in the Institutes. However, the waiting lists of patients needing admission prepared  according  to  patients'  condition,  urgency  of  treatment  and  bed  availability  on  the particular day. In the casualty/emergency lifesaving situations, all efforts are made to mit the seriously ill patient in the hospital as far as practically possible. In case of non - availability of bed in the emergency, the patients are first stabilized and then sent to other Government hos further management.

- (c) : The total number of patients admitted and Surgeries done during the last three years AIIMS, New Delhi and Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow are given  in annexure.  The data regarding patients referred to other hospitals non- availability of beds is not maintained in the above two Institutions.
- (d) : To increase the number of beds and other facilities in the surgery department of A New Delhi, the Government has approved setting up of New Surgical Block, with 200 beds and 12 operation theatres.

## AIIMS, New Delhi

| Departments   | 2015-16    | 2015-16    | 2016-17    | 2016-17    | 2017-18     | 2017-18    |
|---------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|------------|
| Departments   | Admissions | Operations | Admissions | Operations | Admissio ns | Operations |
| Surgery       | 7993       | 17735      | 7755       | 18705      | 8082        | 18873      |
| Orthopadics   | 6199       | 5530       | 6402       | 5506       | 6591        | 5635       |
| Cardio + CTVS | 12007      | 3909       | 12611      | 4060       | 12331       | 4141       |
| Neurology     | 4398       | -          | 4354       | -          | 5018        | -          |
| Neuro Surgery | 4247       | 3407       | 4292       | 3383       | 3999        | 3314       |

## Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow

| Departments   | 2015       | 2015       | 2016       | 2016       | 2017       | 2017       |
|---------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
|               | Admissions | Operations | Admissions | Operations | Admissions | Operations |
| Neurosurgery  | 1399       | 2059       | 1397       | 1928       | 1674       | 2325       |
| CTVS          | 938        | 789        | 903        | 756        | 893        | 801        |
| Neurology     | 1610       | -          | 1914       | -          | 1762       | -          |