Kanybek Tumanbaev inspects construction of new trauma center

Most of the concrete and brickwork is complete at Bishkek’s new National Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics, according to a report on an inspection by presidential affairs chief Kanybek Tumanbaev.

Workers are now carrying out interior finishing and installing engineering communications and internal systems. The center is designed to accommodate 450 to 500 beds, making it one of the largest specialized medical facilities of its kind in Central Asia.

Medical care will be provided free of charge under state guarantees. The plans include two-bed rooms, climate-control systems, purified-air supply, and the facility’s own oxygen station. A helipad on the roof of the western wing will support medical aviation and is intended to allow patients to reach the center from an incident site within two hours.

The complex will include a basement and seven floors, covering about 35,000 square meters. It will have 12 elevators, underground parking for 50 cars and about 200 additional spaces outside. A landscaped green area for patients’ walks is also planned nearby.

Following the inspection, Tumanbaev instructed officials to ensure construction quality and finish the project on schedule. Authorities previously said construction should be completed by the end of 2026.