About HIDC

Healthcare Infrastructure Development Centre

Professional societies play a vital role in advancing their respective professions and safeguarding the professional interests and reputation of their members in society. They also carry the responsibility of ensuring that their members adhere to the highest standards of ethics, integrity, and professional excellence while delivering quality services to clients and the community.

With rapid advancements in medical science and healthcare technology, healthcare infrastructure development has emerged as a highly specialized discipline involving planning, design, engineering, construction, procurement, and equipping of hospitals, medical colleges, research institutions, and public health facilities.

In this context, there is an urgent need to coordinate the activities and responsibilities of professionals associated with healthcare infrastructure development. Establishing uniform codes, best practices, and professional standards is essential to ensure accountability and to enable Indian professionals and organizations to compete with the best in the world.

The Healthcare Infrastructure Development Centre (HIDC) has been created to serve as a national platform for professionals, consultants, architects, engineers, healthcare planners, and organizations working in this sector. HIDC promotes excellence, ethical practices, technical competence, and collaboration among stakeholders involved in healthcare infrastructure development.

Key Functions of HIDC

• Advance the healthcare infrastructure profession across all disciplines to meet emerging national and global requirements.
• Establish and enforce strict norms of professional ethics and conduct.
• Certify the competence of professionals for assignments within India and internationally.
• Assess and certify consulting organizations offering specialized healthcare consultancy services.
• Promote high standards in healthcare planning, design, construction, and project management.
• Facilitate compliance with international obligations and global best practices, including WTO commitments.

Core Objectives

• Advancement of healthcare construction and consultancy services.
• Collaboration between professionals and government agencies to develop uniform codes of practice and ethics.
• Certification of professionals for domestic and international assignments.
• Certification of consulting organizations to provide world-class services.
• Promotion of cooperative efforts, mutual assistance, and coordinated development among all members.