Mumbai, July 13: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has commenced operations at the newly constructed and state-of-the-art Accident and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Complex at B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital in Mumbai Central.
The facility was inspected by Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde, along with several elected representatives, senior civic officers and hospital administrators, before being formally put into service on Monday.
Although a formal inauguration ceremony had been planned, it was cancelled following the Government of India’s declaration of a one-day national mourning after the demise of Qatar’s former Amir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. A tribute was paid to the late leader before the facility was made operational.
Developed in accordance with the minimum standards prescribed by the National Medical Commission (NMC), the new complex forms a major part of Nair Hospital’s ongoing expansion programme. The project is designed to strengthen emergency and trauma care services and provide faster, high-quality treatment to patients around the clock.
The building was handed over to the hospital administration on June 25, 2026, after completion of construction and receipt of all statutory clearances. The development paves the way for the hospital’s next phase of expansion, which includes an oncology building, residential quarters for Resident Medical Officers (RMOs), and an L-shaped hospital block.
To ensure patient safety and operational efficiency, services will be introduced in phases. The first phase, launched on July 13, includes the Casualty Department, Emergency Medical Services, Triage Ward, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Surgery and a Minor Operation Theatre. Advanced emergency diagnostic services will be introduced in the second phase.
The centrally air-conditioned facility has been thoughtfully designed across two floors. The ground floor includes patient registration and triage areas, medico-legal services, consultation rooms for specialists, a minor operation theatre, an eight-bed Emergency Medical Services ward for critical “golden hour” treatment, an X-ray room, a patient decontamination room, staff facilities and a mortuary area.
The first floor features a 21-bed observation ward for disaster and mass casualty management, a blood collection room, consultant rooms and a dedicated disaster store stocked with emergency medicines and medical equipment.
The existing casualty building will now be demolished to facilitate the construction of a modern 20-storey residential tower for Resident Medical Officers, further supporting the hospital’s long-term infrastructure development plans.
