Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Puri inaugurated the ONGC-supported Siu Ka Pha Multi Specialty Hospital in Sivasagar, Assam, on November 4, 2023. The hospital, built with a total investment of Rs 483.19 crore, is a state-of-the-art facility with 300 beds and a team of 70 specialized doctors. It will offer a comprehensive range of medical services, including Orthopaedics, Trauma, Paediatric & NICU, Obstetrics, Gynaecology, ENT, Skull base Surgery, Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation, and advanced diagnostics.
The hospital will be managed and operated by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Vaidyakiya Pratisthan (BAVP). It is expected to provide healthcare services to over one lakh patients annually and significantly enhance the healthcare capacity of not only Upper Assam but the entire Northeast India.
The ONGC Siu-Ka-Pha Multi Specialty Hospital is a groundbreaking addition to the healthcare landscape of Assam and the surrounding regions. It is a symbol of ONGC's commitment to improving the lives of the communities it operates in and stands as an embodiment of progress, growth, and well-being for the people of Sivasagar.
Highlights:
ONGC-supported Siu Ka Pha Multi Specialty Hospital inaugurated in Sivasagar, Assam
State-of-the-art facility with 300 beds and a team of 70 specialized doctors
Will offer a comprehensive range of medical services
Expected to provide healthcare services to over one lakh patients annually
Significant enhancement in healthcare capacity of not only Upper Assam but the entire Northeast India
Groundbreaking addition to the healthcare landscape of Assam and the surrounding regions
Symbol of ONGC's commitment to improving the lives of the communities it operates in
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