Aiming for a better AIIMS

A project led by Hitachi India will help AIIMS streamline operations & reduce power consumption

As a casual visitor, you would argue that the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital is a hotbed of activity and chaos on any given day. At its calmest moments, it resembles the Rajiv Chowk metro station at peak hours. 

You could be forgiven for thinking there is no method to the madness, except that there is. Over 33 lakh outpatients are treated at the facility every year. On a daily basis, there are over 800 doctors at the hospital. Four thousand nurses are on its roll. Two lakh plus patients are admitted in a