Question : Waiting Period in AIIMS

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the average number of patients visiting Out Patient Department (OPD) in AIIMS, Delhi per day;

(b) whether the Government has taken note of the fact that even the patients in critical condition are given appointment for treatment only on a date after six months to one year of their visit;

(c) if so, the remedial measures taken by the Government to address this problem of prolonged waiting period; and

(d) the time by which the AIIMS announced to be set up in the country including Haryana are likely to be functional?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE
(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)
(a): The average number of patients visiting Out Patient Department (OPD) in AIIMS, Delhi per day is 9300 approximately.

(b) & (c): Due to increasing patient load and limited number of beds and Operation Theaters, there is a waiting period in many cases especially those which require surgery or complex investigative modulation. However, the patient in critical condition are given priority and such cases are not delayed beyond the duration minimally required for surgery, investigation and pre-anaesthetic checkup. To cater to the increasing demand, new facilities/blocks such as Surgical Blocks, National Cancer Institute at Jhajjar, Mother & Child Block, New Private Ward, Burn & Plastic Surgery, Geriatrics Block & New OPD Block have been approved at AIIMS, New Delhi.

(d): The details of the AIIMS announced to be set up in the country including Haryana are given in Annexure.
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