Government Wenlock District Hospital in Mangaluru. (File Photo)
MANGALURU: A full-fledged surgical block of 1.30 lakh sqft will be ready at Government Wenlock District Hospital in Mangaluru in two years.
A foundation stone laying ceremony was held for the Rs 39.19 crore project, which is being taken up through the Mangaluru Smart City Limited (MSCL), on Monday.
The ground-plus-five storey new surgical block will have 12 operation theatres and 192 beds in its pre-operative and post-operative wards.
A bridge will be constructed to link the surgical and medicine blocks of the hospital. A Central Sterile Supply Department and Sterile Store will be set up in the new building which will also house X-ray wing, a radiology wing, pharmacy and laundry sections.