Plans afoot to build multi-speciality children’s hospital in Visakhapatnam

Report submitted to govt. to construct it on the premises of RCD hospital, says AMC Principal

Established in 1965 at Peda Waltair in the city, Rani Chandramani Devi (RCD) Children’s Hospital, is poised to become a 600-bed Super-Speciality Children’s Hospital, if the plans of the State government are materialised. The State government recently announced establishment of three multi-specialty children’s hospitals in Visakhapatnam, Tirupati and Vijayawada/Guntur. “We have already submitted a Detailed Project Report (DPR) to the government for construction of the 600-bed hospital on the premises of the RCD hospital which has been treating children with physical disabilities due to polio and cerebral palsy. District Collector V. Vinay Chand is taking keen interest in the project. The advantage for Visakhapatnam is that 32 acres of land is readily available for construction of the hospital. The buildings will be constructed on 5 acres of land,” Andhra Medical College Principal P.V. Sudhakar told The Hindu.