Government Medical College & Hospital, Kushinagar

Kushinagar is where the Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana, and the town has long stood for compassion and care. The Government Medical College and Hospital adds a 100-admission medical college to the district hospital, which has been upgraded to a 500-bed teaching hospital, with about 80,000 m² of building on a 25-acre site. It links the town's past with present-day medical science, and serves the healthcare needs of the region.

From district Hospital to teaching hospital

The site already had a district Hospital of about 200 to 250 beds. Under the norms of the Medical Council of India then in force, a medical college admitting 100 students a year needs a teaching Hospital of 500 beds, so we planned new hospital facilities for the balance and upgraded what was already there. Where the existing hospital lacked them, operating theatres and a mortuary were added, along with a blood bank.

A campus for teaching and living

Beside the hospital stands a teaching block, with laboratories laid out to MCI norms. The campus also houses Hostels for boys, girls, interns and doctors, and Type II, III and IV staff residences to Uttar Pradesh government norms.

Cues from Buddhist heritage

Kushinagar lies on the Buddhist circuit, and each of the three campuses was given its own materials. Here the architecture takes its cues from the region's Buddhist heritage, bringing local tradition together with a contemporary building. The academic block is marked by scalloped arches and pierced jaali panels, which give its façades depth and texture. A teaching block is finished in red with cream bands.

Courtyards and a shared hall

Courtyards open the teaching buildings to the sky, and a multipurpose hall gives the college a place to gather. The campus shares a common design language with the new medical colleges at Kanpur Dehat and Auraiya.

The foundation stone was laid on 20 October 2021. ARCH-EN DESIGN, appointed in 2020, prepared the master plan layout and detailed designs and served as project management consultant and engineer-in-charge for UP PWD.