KT Rama Rao demands immediate opening of TIMS hospital in Sanathnagar
BRS working president KT Rama Rao inspected the TIMS hospital in Sanathnagar and demanded that the Congress government make the facility operational without delay. He said the hospital was built to provide world-class healthcare and reduce dependence on overcrowded government hospitals
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao inspected the Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS) hospital at Sanathnagar on Friday and demanded that the Congress government make it fully operational without further delay. The TIMS hospital, which was conceived by the previous BRS government to provide world-class healthcare to the people of Telangana, is yet to be inaugurated.
Built at a cost of Rs 1,200 crore on a 22-acre site, the TIMS complex comprises three blocks and includes 300 ICU beds, 16 operation theatres, full diagnostic infrastructure including MRI and CT scan facilities, dedicated research and academic blocks, a large auditorium, and a multi-level parking facility with a capacity of 1,000 vehicles. A choultry for patients’ attendants and relatives has also been provided.
Speaking to mediapersons after the inspection, Rama Rao said the TIMS hospitals were designed on the lines of AIIMS standards to reduce dependence on overcrowded hospitals such as Osmania, Gandhi and NIMS. He stated that the Sanathnagar TIMS facility was constructed at a cost of around Rs 1,200 crore using advanced technology and international standards. The objective was to offer world-class treatment to the underprivileged and reduce dependence on private corporate hospitals.
“Had the KCR government continued in power, this hospital would have been operational by now. But the Congress government has been unable to complete pending works even after two years,” he said. He added that TIMS hospitals were established in Sanathnagar, LB Nagar and Alwal, while a 2,000-bed government hospital was also under construction in Warangal. He said NIMS was also undergoing major expansion.
During the inspection, Rama Rao asked officials to immediately address elevator functionality at the hospital. He also recalled the establishment of 350 Basti Dawakhanas across the State under the previous BRS government and urged the current administration to expedite the remaining works at TIMS and open it to the public.
