Gujarat University to establish new medical college, 300-bed hospital, 5-star hotel

The Gujarat University has decided to set up a new medical college amid a 300-bed hospital. The decision was taken in a joint meeting of the board of management and executive council of the university that took place on Tuesday. Apart from this, the university also decided to open a five-star hotel and an affiliated hotel management institute.

The proposed medical college and hospital will be constructed either at the GMDC ground or some other place in the western side of the city. The hospital will also have an outpatient department and a helipad for facilitating air ambulance services in the future. The objective is to improve healthcare accessibility in the city's western region and offer up-to-date medical education as per municipal models such as the NHL Medical College. Interestingly, a member of the medical faculty who was appointed to the university board could not attend the meeting that was convened to make the decision about the new hospital and medical college.

GU vice-chancellor Nirja Gupta said the land survey of different plots owned by the university will be carried out, and the decisions will be finalized after consulting specialists. The project will be granted 25-35% of the GMDC ground. Budget has already been reserved for the proposed projects.

Apart from the medical project, GU is also going to open a five-star hotel and a hotel management institute on a land adjacent to Blind People's Association. Plans for these projects were laid out before the meeting, and the approval is to come soon.

The other topic of discussion during the meeting was the pending request from Ahmedabad Education Society (AES) for a plot owned by the university close to the hostel. Even after repeated pleas and discussions, including the proposal to construct a hostel in lieu, legal limitations on the utilization of donated land have come in the way of transfer of the land. Both sides will meet to find solutions to the problem.

Further, the university also resolved to christen its future Research Park 2 as Vidyagauri Nilkanth, in commemoration of the great educationist.