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Himachal CM directs exploration of Integrated Mother and Child Hospital at IGMC Shimla
Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu directed health officials to explore establishing an integrated Mother and Child Hospital within IGMC Shimla. He chaired a senior-officers meeting and ordered a committee, led by secretary Ashish Singhmar, to identify space, while pushing for zero-wait diagnostic services and staff expansion.
Why It Matters
If pursued, the integrated facility could streamline maternal and child healthcare in Shimla and bolster diagnostic capacity, reflecting the government’s prioritization of health and hospital reforms.
Timeline
3 Events
Article published reporting CM directives and diagnostic-upgrade plans
May 5, 2026
The article reports that the state government is installing advanced and high-end machines and equipment in health institutions, ensuring adequate staff, upgrading the diagnostic system, and filling posts of medical, para-medical and technical staff; the CM emphasised health and education sectors as top priorities and stated there is no dearth of money for reforms.
CM directs formation of committee to assess IGMC space and seek zero-wait diagnostic services
May 4, 2026
Sukhu directed the committee led by secretary Ashish Singhmar to find appropriate space in IGMC premises for the unit. He also sought suggestions from the health department for a zero waiting period of diagnostic services in medical colleges.
Meeting of health department officials presided by CM to discuss integrated Mother and Child Hospital at IGMC Shimla
May 4, 2026
Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu presided over a meeting of senior officers of the health department on Monday evening and directed that a Committee be constituted led by secretary Ashish Singhmar to identify space within the IGMC premises to set up the integrated Mother and Child Hospital unit, for its effective functioning.