Lok Sabha Question No. 3644 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-21
Subject: Referral of Patients from AIIMS Raipur
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Brijmohan Agrawal

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3644 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST MARCH 2025

## REFERRALOFPATIENTS FROM AIIMS RAIPUR

## †3644. SHRI BRIJMOHAN AGRAWAL:

- Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:(a) whether it is true that only 987 beds are available at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur, if so, the details thereof; (b) the details of patients referred from AIIMS, Raipur to other hospitals between May 2024 and September 2024 due to lack of necessary medical facilities there putting the life of the patients in danger; (c) whether the Government has ordered for high level inquiry/investigation through an independent committee in this regard, if so, the details and the findings thereof and the action taken thereon; (d) whether any responsibility has been fixed on the guilty officers, if so, the details thereof; (e) whether the Government has formulated any action plan to increase number of beds,
- doctors and health workers in AIIMS Raipur; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the timeline fixed for this purpose?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) to (d) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur set up under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) has 1098 operational beds. Details are at Annexure-I. Patient transfers are made in light of clinical assessment, bed availability, and the need for specialized interventions in accordance with standard medical protocols prioritizing patient safety and ensuring continuity of care. During the period from May 2024 to September 2024, AIIMS Raipur provided emergency care to 20,311 patients and transferred 2546 patients.

(e) and (f) Establishment of 150 bedded Critical Care Hospital block under Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) scheme has been approved in AIIMS Raipur.

## ANNEXURE-I

## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3644 dated 21.03.2025

|   S.No. | Department                   |   Department wise total beds | S.No.   | Department                       | Department wise total beds   |
|---------|------------------------------|------------------------------|---------|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|       1 | OBG                          |                           88 | 23.     | Ophthalmology                    | 30                           |
|       2 | Paediatrics                  |                           89 | 24.     | Pediatric surgery                | 30                           |
|       3 | General Surgery              |                           80 | 25.     | Private Ward (All Departments)   | 20                           |
|       4 | Orthopedic                   |                           59 | 26.     | AYUSH                            | 16                           |
|       5 | Plastic Surgery              |                           24 | 27.     | Anesthesiology                   | 13                           |
|       6 | Medical Oncology/ Hematology |                           25 | 28.     | Neonatology                      | 20                           |
|       7 | Dermatology                  |                           18 | 29.     | PMR                              | 16                           |
|       8 | Gastrosurgery                |                            7 | 30.     | Radiation Oncology               | 6                            |
|       9 | Radiology                    |                            4 | 31.     | Trauma & Emergency               | 57                           |
|      10 | Endocrinology                |                           16 | 32.     | Forensic Medicine and Toxicology | 2                            |
|      11 | Psychiatry                   |                           20 | 33.     | Nuclear Medicine                 | 5                            |
|      12 | Pulmonary Medicine           |                           47 |         | Total                            | 1098                         |
|      13 | General Medicine             |                          104 |         |                                  |                              |
|      14 | Medical oncology Hematology  |                           30 |         |                                  |                              |
|      15 | ENT                          |                           37 |         |                                  |                              |
|      16 | Dental                       |                           15 |         |                                  |                              |
|      17 | Neurology                    |                            9 |         |                                  |                              |
|      18 | Neurosurgery                 |                           45 |         |                                  |                              |
|      19 | Cardiology                   |                           39 |         |                                  |                              |
|      20 | CTVS                         |                           39 |         |                                  |                              |
|      21 | Nephrology                   |                           50 |         |                                  |                              |
|      22 | Urology                      |                           38 |         |                                  |                              |