Multiple facilities include cath lab, modular ICUs, new OTs and fresh academic blocks for medical students
GT Hospital upgrade is expected to ease load on city’s public healthcare system. File pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
South Mumbai’s GT Hospital, which began functioning independently on October 9, 2024, is now planning a series of upgrades, with several new facilities in the planning and approval stages. Once cleared, these additions are expected to ease the load on the city’s public healthcare system.
“In our first year as an independent medical facility, we set up two teaching halls and procured an MRI machine, which is now being installed. The second batch of 50 students for 2025 has also joined. We have established modular emergency and casualty wards, and R5 crore has been sanctioned to upgrade them. There is a long way to go, but we are on the right track,” said Dr Jitendra Sankpal, medical superintendent.
Hiring manpower remains the biggest hurdle, said hospital Dean Dr Jitendra Deshmukh. “Infrastructure alone cannot provide facilities. We need staff. Even though plans are in place, actual implementation will take time. But we are committed to improving services soon,” he said.
Why modular ICUs?
Dr Sankpal explained, "In a modular ICU, the air circulation inside the ward will be purified 15 times per hour. This will help in keeping the wards highly sterile, thus reducing the chances of infection as bacteria won't be able to settle inside the ward for a long time, and this air exchange mechanism will help patients recover faster."
The hospital also plans to apply for an increased intake of 100 students from the 2026 batch and aims to start PG courses soon.
Upcoming facilities planned at GT Hospital
Cath lab (cardiac catheterisation laboratory)
20-bed modular ICU (current: 10 regular ICU beds)
5-bed dialysis centre
6 modular OTs (current OTs are regular)
One additional MRI machine (one already procured)
CT scan machine
Modular plastic surgery ward (R5 crore sanctioned)
Three new buildings for the medical college, hostels and staff quarters (R210 crore sanctioned)
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