India, May 11 -- vicky.pathare@hindustantimes.com

Pune district is set to get Maharashtra's first dedicated 100-bed critical care hospital next month, boosting the public health system's emergency response and advanced treatment capacity, officials said.

The Critical Care Hospital (CCH) is coming up on the Aundh District Hospital (ADH) campus, with funding from the Union Health Ministry.

The ground-plus-two-storey facility has been designed to handle serious medical emergencies, critical illnesses and outbreak situations.

Commenting on the development, Dr Nagnath Yempalle, Pune district civil surgeon, said, "The construction work is in the final stage. We have set a target to inaugurate the hospital next month. This will significantly...