Pune, 26 November 2025: The Pune Municipal Corporation’s Kamala Nehru Hospital is struggling as basic medical services continue to deteriorate. Patients are often unable to get timely treatment and are being shifted to Sassoon Hospital. This has raised serious concerns about the condition of one of PMC’s key public health facilities.
The hospital mainly serves poor and low-income citizens who cannot afford private healthcare. Since it is attached to the municipal medical college, citizens expect complete medical support here. However, the hospital’s overall condition has worsened.
While departments run under the public-private partnership model function relatively well, the rest of the building suffers from poor plumbing, faulty electrical systems, damaged interiors and outdated or non-functional medical equipment. Many machines were found to be not working during PMC Commissioner Naval Kishor Ram’s inspection.
Following the inspection, the Commissioner held a joint meeting with the health and construction departments. PMC has approved ₹13 crore for the first phase of the hospital’s overhaul, which includes new machinery, repair work and upgrading essential internal systems so that patients can get modern healthcare facilities without delay. The corporation is also planning an additional investment of ₹25 crore for further improvements.
A major reason for the hospital’s failing services is the shortage of doctors, nurses and other staff. The current salary range of ₹45,000 to ₹60,000 has made recruitment difficult. To address this, PMC is considering offering higher pay, between ₹80,000 and ₹2 lakh, to specialist doctors using its own funds.
The civic administration hopes these immediate steps will help stabilise services and restore public trust in the hospital.