Summary:
Its prime mandate is to undertake health technology assessment to assist the state and Union governments, and to inculcate skills in this emerging discipline. This new block is expected to be completed by March 2020 and it will have modern operation theatres, ICUs and wards. The minister will also inaugurate a regional technical resource centre for health technology assessment at the Achutha Menon Centre in the institute.The Swasthya Suraksha block of the institute is coming up in 83.4 cents and will have bed strength of 170. Additionally, the expansion will also augment the super-specialty post-graduate and nursing programmes as well as its research and technology development initiatives. The institute expects to serve an additional 10,000 in-patients, 15,000 out-patients and 1,05,000 review out-patient cases a year..