Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences

The Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) is a mono-superspeciality hospital for liver and biliary diseases located at New Delhi, India. It has been established by the Government of the Nation Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi as an Autonomous Institute, under the Societies Registration Act - 1860, at New Delhi. ILBS is a teaching hospital and has been given the status of Deemed University by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India.

ILBS has been created by the Government of Delhi to make it a dedicated international center of excellence for the diagnosis and management of liver and biliary diseases and to provide advanced training and research in the field of Hepato-biliary Sciences.

History

The foundation stone of ILBS was laid in 2003. The first phase of ILBS was built by the public works department (PWD). The first phase was completed in 2009. The formal inauguration of the hospital took place on January 14, 2010 by the Chief Minister of Delhi, Mrs. Shiela Dixit. The second phase of ILBS is being constructed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and was completed in 2011.