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At Military Hospital Kirkee, modernisation is underway at rapid pace with the second phase set to be completed by 2015 at a cost of Rs 85 crore.
Brig P K Singh, Commandant, MH Kirkee, who has supervised the modernisation programme, said that OPD’s, OT complex and wards were renovated.
Several instruments were procured and a concerted effort to reduce the waiting period of patients in various departments was made, he added. That was achieved through computerization, development of novel software, reinforcement of manpower and rationalization of referral system, Brig Singh pointed out.
The hospital had treated 74 casualties of the Sino-Indian conflict (1962), 458 casualties of the Indo-Pak War (1965), 825 (including 152 Bangladeshis) of the Indo-Pak War (1971), 430 casualties of OP Pawan (1987-1990) and 20 casualties of OP Vijay (1999), according to the armed forces website.
During the Bombay riots, the hospital had set up a medical camp at Deonar and treated 2700 victims from December 14 -19,1992.
As part of operation Sahayata, 84 victims of the Bhuj earthquake were evacuated by air to this hospital for treatment.
