Opening of Odisha’s VIMSAR super speciality unit delayed

SAMBALPUR: Inauguration of the super speciality building at Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla has been postponed again, for the third time, dealing a blow to the region’s strained healthcare system.

The event, scheduled for March 22 was put off following cancellation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit, leaving locals disappointed. The two previous postponements were on November 18 and December 29 last year.

The 222-bed facility, including 50 in intensive care, is designed to strengthen VIMSAR’s existing medical infrastructure. The building will house nine departments with five new ones including gastroenterology, clinical hematology, endocrinology, plastic surgery, and paediatric surgery alongside four existing departments of neurology, neurosurgery, urology, and nephrology. Additional doctors have already been appointed for these specialty departments.