Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled to inaugurate a newly constructed 500-bed facility at the National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital (NINS) in the capital at 10 am on Saturday.

NINS Director Prof. Dr. Mohammad Nuruzzaman Khan confirmed that the Prime Minister's expected presence at the opening ceremony.

"When this building is inaugurated, 500 more beds will be added to the hospital," he stated, explaining that severe bed constraints currently force the institute to turn away numerous critical cases.

"After the inauguration, we will be able to provide world-class services to many more patients. Patients will no longer have to be turned away," he noted.

The completion of the 15-storey extension, where most medical equipment has already been set up, will elevate the institute's total capacity to 1,000 beds, establishing it as the largest specialized neurological care facility in Bangladesh.

The newly built NINS Unit-2 structure consists of three basement levels dedicated to parking and utility operations, while the 12 upper floors house general wards, surgical suites, and diagnostic departments.

The layout incorporates 40 ICU beds, 24 post-operative beds, and 112 private cabins.

Physicians at the institute note that stroke patients comprise the largest segment of those seeking care, followed by victims of road and workplace accidents suffering from brain and spinal cord trauma.

The hospital provides specialized treatment across all age groups—from pediatric to elderly patients—for various neurological conditions, including Parkinson's disease, dementia, Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), epilepsy, and hydrocephalus.

The 15-storey building is equipped with a central air-conditioning system, marking the first time a state-run medical facility in the country has been fully climate-controlled.

Additionally, the expansion houses a 100-bed specialized trauma unit designed specifically for victims of traffic crashes and severe falls, backed by round-the-clock surgical room availability.

Among the four operation theatres, two feature German modular technology to maintain a sterile, strictly regulated atmosphere aimed at reducing surgical infection hazards.

To address the logistical difficulty of moving paralyzed and head-injured individuals, escalators have been fitted between the first and third floors to ensure safer patient transfers, representing another first for a government hospital.

The building's advanced technical setup features a 40-bed ICU, a 20-bed High Dependency Unit (HDU), 62 mechanical ventilators, a cardiac catheterization laboratory, two MRI units, and two CT scan machines.

Auxiliary infrastructure includes a state-of-the-art autoclave system for sterilizing medical implements, a specialized solid waste disposal network, and an independent oxygen production plant.