Work on KMC multi-speciality block to begin soon

Besides KMC, such multi-speciality blocks are coming up at two other medical college hospitals in the state – Government Rajaji Medical College and Hospital, Madurai, and Government Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital.

At the KMC, the basement would have Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Department (PMRD), Central Sterile and Supply Department (CSSD), machine rooms, and a parking lot, said hospital dean Dr K Vasanthamani.

On the ground floor would be the casualty department, a 20-bedded Zero Delay ward, an endoscopy unit, an emergency lab, in-service pharmacy, administrative office, a conference hall and an imaging centre with facilities for MRI, CT scan, digital X Ray, mammography and ultra sonogram.

“On the first floor, there will be three operation theatres, a surgical intensive care unit (ICU), a coronary ICU, post anaesthesia care unit, intensive medical care unit and a blood bank, while the second floor will have 12 operation theatres (OT) for general, vascular, plastic, micro, paediatric, urology and ENT surgeries, three OT rooms and changing rooms, besides a post-operative care unit, an anaesthesia department, and a hybrid theatre,” the dean added.

A 90-bedded General medicine ward will take up the third floor, and on the fourth floor, there will be a 30-bedded nephrology unit and a 30-bedded dialysis unit. A 30-bedded urology ward and 60-bedded gynaecology surgery department will come up on the fifth floor, added Dr Vasanthamani.