New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- In a major breakthrough for healthcare infrastructure in the national capital, the much-awaited 666-bed Super Speciality Block (SSB) at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital has secured fire safety clearance, removing a key hurdle to the commissioning of the state-of-the-art facility.

The development brings the premier Central Government hospital a significant step closer to expanding advanced and affordable healthcare services for thousands of patients from Delhi and neighbouring States.

Built at a cost of Rs.482 crore, the 11-storey Super Speciality Block will house 18 operation theatres, 99 ICU beds, 196 High Dependency Unit (HDU) beds and three catheterisation laboratories. Once fully operational, it will increa...