All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh), an Institute of National Importance was officially approved under Phase-V of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), by the Union Cabinet on December 04, 2019. The Institute was approved to be established throughout about 247 acres (99.96 hectares) of land on National Highway – 205 (Shimla-Kangra / Shimla Ghumarwin road), in the village of Kothipura, District Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh.
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AIIMS Bilaspur is set up to correct regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/reliable tertiary healthcare services. And also augmenting facilities for quality medical education in the country. It intends to develop patterns of teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in all its branches. To demonstrate a high standard of medical education to all medical colleges and other allied institutions in India.
Presently development is taking place in phase –I wherein AIIMS Bilaspur is proposed to be a 750-bed hospital with 15-20 super specialty departments equipped with all modern facilities. To further enhance healthcare delivery, AIIMS Bilaspur is likely to widen the spectrum of services through the expansion of various super-specialty departments in subsequent phases to provide affordable and reliable tertiary-level healthcare in Himachal Pradesh, and adjoining states of Punjab and Haryana. Dr. Pramod Garg, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, and Associate Dean (Research), AIIMS, New Delhi, was nominated as the first President of AIIMS Bilaspur, in March 2020. AIIMS Bilaspur started its first academic session on January 12, 2021, with a batch of 50 MBBS students. In May 2021, Dr. Vir Singh Negi joined as the first Executive Director of AIIMS Bilaspur. More Information
