Summary
It will let more patients receive advanced treatments like cancer care.
The wing includes many surgery rooms, intensive care beds, and special labs.
New equipment such as radiation machines and a PET scan will help doctors.
Key Points
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Total hospital beds rise from 1,538 to 2,204.
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The block has 18 operating theatres, 99 intensive‑care beds, and 196 high‑dependency beds.
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Three catheterisation labs and two radiation machines for cancer are included.
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Construction cost was about 482 crore rupees; the building is 11 floors tall.
New Words to Learn
8 wordsSuper Speciality Block
A special part of the hospital with many advanced doctors.
oncology
The study and treatment of cancer.
hepatology
Doctors who help the liver.
gastrointestinal
Related to the stomach and intestines.
liver transplantation
Replacing a sick liver with a healthy one.
linear accelerator
A machine that uses radiation to treat cancer.
nuclear medicine
Using tiny amounts of safe radiation to see inside the body.
PET scan
A picture that shows how organs are working inside the body.
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