AIIMS Bhubaneswar gets advanced Liver Transplant unit, Robotic Surgery system

Union Health Minister JP Nadda virtually inaugurated a state-of-the-art liver transplant unit and advanced robotic surgery system at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar, on Monday.

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With the launch of these modern facilities, the AIIMS Bhubaneswar has become the first government institution in Odisha and eastern India to introduce advanced robotic surgery services.

The Union Minister stated that liver transplant programme will bring new hope to patients across Odisha and the eastern region, offering access to specialised treatment closer to home. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi and Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava.

The new facilities in AIIMS Bhubaneswar are expected to significantly enhance advanced surgical care and strengthen healthcare infrastructure in the region.

“Today, our Health Minister inaugurated a Liver Transplant Unit and Robotic Surgery. So now, our liver transplant system and liver transplant surgery have started at AIIMS Bhubaneswar. I would say this is very happy news, and we feel immensely proud. Now, people who were dying from liver disease and liver failure will get a new lease on life,” the Executive Director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Prof Ashutosh Biswas, said.

Worth mentioning, several AIIMS campuses in the country, including Odisha’s Bhubaneswar, are grappling with significant faculty shortages, with some institutions reporting that six out of every ten teaching posts remain vacant.

While staffing gaps persist across multiple centres, the shortfall is particularly acute in some of the newer campuses.

According to information shared by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the Lok Sabha, AIIMS Bhubaneswar in Odisha reports 29.4 per cent vacancy. While AIIMS Patna in Bihar stands at 28.2 per cent, AIIMS Bibinagar in Telangana has 27.9 per cent vacant posts, and AIIMS Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh records the lowest among those listed at 22.8 per cent.