Last updated: 29 September 2026

STEMI project for heart attacks: 583 lives saved in pilot, now statewide: details

March 2026: ₹21.65 crore 50-bed Sub-Divisional Hospital and 30-bed Mother & Child Health block dedicated at Dhuri (Sangrur)^[1]

In 75 years, None of the District Hospitals in Punjab have ICU bed

Target: 40 Secondary Hospitals' uplift to ultra-modern 21st century facilities and equipment
-- 19 District
-- 6 Subdivision hospitals
-- 15 Community Health Centres (CHCs)

Total Project cost: 550 crores^[2]

02 Oct 2023: 1st District Hospital ready in Patiala with new 66 ICU/NICU beds ^[2:1]

¶ Highlights^[2:2]

Patient facilitation centre: in every Hospital to guide patients and receive feedback

-- The Intensive Care Units (ICUs) will be opened in all the District Hospitals
-- A fully equipped Modular Operation Theater (OT) will be constructed in each of these 40 facilities

• Fully Digital & IT enabled like Mohalla Clinics
• Fully equipped emergency blocks with
  • CT scans
  • MRIs
  • Ventilators
  • Cardiac monitor beds etc
• Required strength of doctors and staff would be ensured Doctors Hiring by Punjab Govt
• Existing buildings to be revamped
• New buildings would be constructed as per needs

¶ Primary Healthcare revolution

• Mohalla Clinics in Punjab

Reference:

---

1. https://yespunjab.com/₹21-65-cr-sub-divisional-hospital-and-30-bedded-mother-child-hospital-at-dhuri-mark-major-boost-to-healthcare-infrastructure-in-sangrur-cm-bhagwant-mann/ (Punjab Govt Press Release, 17 March 2026) ↩︎

2. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=172069 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎