The reopening of the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital in Andheri has been delayed yet again, leaving thousands of insured workers and their families without a nearby tertiary care facility. Though authorities had earlier said the hospital would reopen by April this year, the project remains incomplete. Officials now say they cannot specify when services will begin.

Missed deadlines

The delay has also affected medical education at the attached ESIC Medical College, with students claiming the lack of patient inflow has reduced their clinical exposure. According to records, this is the fourth deadline missed.