AIIMS Bhubaneswar becomes first govt institution in Odisha equipped with comprehensive robotic surgery programme

Bringing about a paradigm shift in the healthcare landscape of Odisha and Eastern India, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar has successfully established a comprehensive liver transplant programme and commissioned a state-of-the-art surgical robotic system.

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda virtually inaugurated the Liver Transplant Unit and formally launched the Advanced Robotic Surgery System at the Institute. Aparajita Sarangi, Member of Parliament, Odisha and Punya Salila Srivastava, Union Health Secretary were also present on the occasion.

The Institute has established a state-of-the-art Liver Transplant Operation Theatre and an advanced Intensive Care Unit equipped with modern medical technology. It has also set up a dedicated Liver Transplant Specialist Clinic for systematic follow-up and continuous post-transplant care.

Referring to the commissioning of the Surgical Robotic System, the Union Minister said that AIIMS Bhubaneswar has become the first Government Medical Institute of Odisha to launch a comprehensive robotic surgery programme and this is a significant step towards innovation in public sector healthcare.

The robotic surgery programme will initially cover urology, gynaecology, paediatric surgery and other specialties and will improve the accuracy of surgery, reduce bleeding, and reduce length of hospital stay.