Haridwar: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday inaugurated the Patanjali Emergency and Critical Care Hospital – the world’s first integrated medical system and a global centre for yoga, ayurveda and modern medicine, according to an official statement. According to a recent PTI report, during the event, Shah inspected the hospital and described it as the world’s first “hybrid” hospital. He also interacted with yoga guru Swami Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna, general secretary, Patanjali Yogpeeth.Also Read:Pregnant woman forced to deliver on floor at Haridwar HospitalOperated by Patanjali Yogpeeth, the hospital will provide services for heart, brain and spinal cord surgeries and will provide medical services to patients through the integration of yoga, ayurveda, naturopathy and modern medicine, the statement said.On the occasion, Ramdev stated that the main causes of diseases are stress, inflammation and impurities in the body. He said that 90 to 99 per cent of people will be cured at the hospital through yoga, ayurveda, naturopathy, food, fasting and other such practices.He said that the first centre of the integrated medical system has been established in Patanjali, and in the future, it will be expanded to Delhi and beyond, even to international shores. Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that Dubai will host an international AYUSH conference in February to highlight the traditional medicine systems as an authentic and reliable health care alternative.The third conglomeration of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) will bring together practitioners, policy makers, industrialists, researchers and students from across the world, according to a statement released by the Indian consulate in Dubai on Monday. The third International AYUSH Conference and Exhibition 2026 will be held from February 15-17, organised by Science India Forum, a voluntary organisation for the propagation of Science among the masses, along with World Ayurveda Foundation.Also Read:Uttarakhand Launches Crackdown on Unregistered Doctors