From strengthening peripheral hospitals to improving medical research, Mumbai will see massive upgradation in the public health domain
More beds spell a boost for the sector. PIC/BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
With patient load rising tremendously and tertiary hospitals in the island city stretched to the limit, the renewed focus on strengthening suburban healthcare infrastructure marks a crucial shift in policy. From modern diagnostic facilities and expanded bed capacity to upgraded operation theatres and specialist services, the proposed improvements aim to reduce referral pressure, cut treatment delays and bring quality healthcare closer to where patients live.
ESIC Model Hospital and ESIC Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science and Research, Andheri. PIC/Shadab Khan
However, while the plans promise to bridge glaring gaps in public healthcare delivery, their success will hinge on timely execution, adequate staffing and sustained funding — factors that have historically hampered civic hospital reforms. Authorities state that for the 1.25 crore floating population of Mumbai on any given day, there are and will be sufficient beds. However, the challenge is to strengthen the super specialty services and maintain highest level of quality in providing these services needs to be bettered.
What to look forward to
1 490-bed each at MT Agarwal Hospital in Mulund and Bhagwati Hospital in Borivli to begin operations by mid-2026 with all super specialty facilities in place
2 Phases 2 and 3 of Bhabha Hospital in Bandra to be completed making the newly-built super specialty hospital available for patients in the first quarter of the year
3 The emergency and cancer buildings of Nair Hospital to become functional
4 While the Bhoomi poojan was conducted in 2025, the redevelopment works of Sion Hospital and Rajawadi Hospital to convert them into 2200 and 1100 beds hospitals respectively will begin in 2026, paving way to better medical access in the coming years
5 580-bed at Shatabdi Medical College in Govandi to begin under the PPP model
6 ESIC medical college of Andheri to begin complete operations; Andheri ESIC’s services that were shifted to Kandivli ESIC after the fire accident will be brought back to the Andheri hospital lowering the burden from the Kandivli hospital
7 ESIC Hospital in Mulund to be redeveloped
8 The new building of JJ Hospital, which was supposed to be handed over to the hospital administration in December 2025 to begin process of medical equipment and furniture installation, will be ready to provide all medical super specialty facilities by 2026-end
9 GT Hospital’s medical college and boys’ hostel building to be completed along with the hospital possibly getting approval to run 100-student medical college from the current capacity of 50 students
10 Services at Railway Hospital to be expanded under PPP model
11 By 2026-end, the aim is to provide all super specialty facilities across all 16 peripheral hospitals with each hospital having an MRI, CT Scan machines, component blood bank, dialysis centre, and cath lab
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