AIG Hospitals to invest Rs 2000 Cr in new state-of-the-art healthcare ecosystem in Visakhapatnam

AIG Hospitals has laid the foundation stone for a new, greenfield multispeciality hospital in Visakhapatnam, to be operational by October 2028. The foundation stone was laid by Nara Lokesh, Minister for Human Resource Development, Information Technology, Electronics & Communications and Real Time Governance, Government of Andhra Pradesh.

The facility will be built, with an investment of Rs 2000 crore, in two phases comprising of the main hospital campus and an adjoining nursing college. Phase 1, comprising Towers A and B with 650 beds, is expected to be operational by October 2028. Phase 2 will add a further 350 beds in Tower C over the following two to three years, taking the campus to 1,000 beds.

Beyond clinical services, the campus will house a Nursing College, a paramedic training centre, a research laboratory, an AI centre, and a 500-seater academic auditorium.

The hospital will have more than 50 medical and surgical specialities, with modern clinical infrastructure including modular operating rooms, latest cathLabs, advanced endoscopy suites, fully equipped 150 critical care beds and a 50-bed emergency department. The outpatient block has been designed for approximately 5,000 consultations per day.

A dedicated Mother and Child block with 120 beds, including a 15-bed neonatal intensive care unit, birthing suites and paediatric services, will form part of the campus.