GIMS to get newborn care unit, Rs 25 lakh sanctioned

NOIDA: The National Health Mission (NHM) in Uttar Pradesh has approved the setting up of a 12-bed Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) at the Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) in Greater Noida.
An amount of Rs 25 lakh has been sanctioned for it.
Officials said GIMS gets a large number of newborn patients from across western UP and the unit will help provide critical care to them.
“Around 1,200 deliveries are recorded every year at the obstetrics department of GIMS and 8-10% of babies need resuscitation and special care.Apart from that, there are several deliveries that happen outside hospitals and the babies are later brought to the institute for intensive care. The SNCU will improve critical care facilities for the newborns and help reduce the mortality rate,” said Brigadier (retired) Dr Rakesh Gupta, the director, GIMS.
The Greater Noida facility is an autonomous institute established by the state government and it offers undergraduate and post graduate courses in paediatrics.
Gupta added that it has adequate space and infrastructure to set up the SNCU. Currently, Child PGI is the only government establishment in the district with Newborn Intensive Care Unit NICU facility. Five private hospitals in Gautam Budh Nagar have such wards as well.