<p>Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Care Centre at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in east Delhi. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The centre, expected to become a model for comprehensive management of obesity and lipid disorders, is scheduled to come up by 2013 at an estimated cost of Rs 22 crore. <br /><br />Dikshit said Guru Teg Bahadur will become the first government hospital in the Capital to have an exclusive diabetes, endocrine and metabolic care centre.<br /><br /> “It will offer diagnostic technology with a modern fully equipped endocrine and metabolic laboratory as well as imaging and other specialised facilities,” added Dikshit. <br /><br />She said the centre would address all aspects of diabetes care under one roof and prove to be a centre of excellence besides being a facility for research and data management to guide health policy in these areas. <br /><br />The in-patient services at the new centre will include 30 diabetes speciality beds, an endocrine ward having 26 speciality beds and four intensive care beds. with state of the art equipment. <br /> </p>
<p>Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Care Centre at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in east Delhi. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The centre, expected to become a model for comprehensive management of obesity and lipid disorders, is scheduled to come up by 2013 at an estimated cost of Rs 22 crore. <br /><br />Dikshit said Guru Teg Bahadur will become the first government hospital in the Capital to have an exclusive diabetes, endocrine and metabolic care centre.<br /><br /> “It will offer diagnostic technology with a modern fully equipped endocrine and metabolic laboratory as well as imaging and other specialised facilities,” added Dikshit. <br /><br />She said the centre would address all aspects of diabetes care under one roof and prove to be a centre of excellence besides being a facility for research and data management to guide health policy in these areas. <br /><br />The in-patient services at the new centre will include 30 diabetes speciality beds, an endocrine ward having 26 speciality beds and four intensive care beds. with state of the art equipment. <br /> </p>
