Shimla: HC allows shifting of 6 OPDs from IGMC to Chamiyana hospital
Hindustan TimesHimachal Pradesh high court has allowed the phased shifting of six super specialty outpatient departments from Indira Gandhi Medical College in Shimla to Atal Institute of Medical Super Specialty at Chamiyana. Clearing the way for making the hospital at Chamiyana operational, the high court division bench, comprising of acting chief justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and justice Satyen Vaidya, on December 18 had allowed the OPDs for neurology, endocrinology, urology, gastroenterology, nephrology and plastic surgery to operate at AIMSS in a gradual manner, considering the progress of infrastructure and connectivity improvements at the site. are also in place.” The order further read, “The HRTC managing director shall start plying the buses, as and when a request is made by the Medical Superintendent/Principal of the AIMSS.” The tender floated for the bus service of the employees is to be opened on December 27, 2024. The high court has also issued notice to Chamiyana gram panchayat secretary after impleading it as party as land abutting to the road in many places belong to the local panchayat.