LUCKNOW, Feb. 27 -- A new 50-bed trauma centre is proposed to be established at Lok Bandhu Raj Narain (LBRN) Hospital in the Ashiana area of the state capital to enable critically injured patients to receive treatment without being referred to King George's Medical University (KGMU) and Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI), said a health department official.

The proposal has been sent to the chief medical officer (CMO) following the standard operating procedure (SOP), according to Dr Rajeev Dixit, officiating director of LBRN Hospital.

The new trauma centre is necessitated by the hospital's proximity to major highways, including the Lucknow-Kanpur highway and Shaheed Path, to treat accident cases from nearby...