Warangal: Delay in completion of super specialty hospital puts pressure on MGM Hospital

MGM Hospital is the largest government hospital serving six districts in Northern Telangana. Patients from remote villages frequently travel to the hospital, which, as a teaching facility, treats over 1,000 outpatients daily and offers inpatient services with a 1,000-bed capacity. However, the hospital is currently housing 1,200 inpatients, putting a strain on its resources and infrastructure.

Warangal: Due to the immense responsibility of catering to large populations, the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (MGM) hospital is struggling with overcrowded facilities and overwhelmed staff, adding to the difficulties of providing timely and effective healthcare.

MGM Hospital currently serves as the largest government hospital for six districts in Northern Telangana. Patients from remote villages continue to travel to the hospital, which, as a teaching facility, treats over 1000 outpatients daily and provides inpatient services for 1,000 beds. However, the hospital currently accommodates 1,200 inpatients, stretching resources and infrastructure beyond its capacity.

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With the construction of the 24-storey multi-super specialty hospital on a 56-acre campus on the Old Central Jail premises at Warangal city at a cost of Rs.1,200 crore, likely to be completed by next March, there is a lot of pressure on MGM hospital. The new hospital is supposed to lessen the burden of MGM hospital by providing quality services to the people of Northern Telangana and bordering districts of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh States.

The hospital was the dream project of former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, who laid the foundation for the super speciality hospital on June 21, 2021. He wanted the hospital to be built on the lines of the multi-storied Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre in Canada. However, going by the present pace of the construction works, it could take over six months to complete the project. Till then the people of Northern Telangana have to depend on MGM hospital for treatment.

A major part of the construction was completed during the previous BRS government tenure and it was supposed be completed last year, but due to the Assembly polls and other developments, it could not be completed. After the Congress came to power in the State, the work of the hospital has slowed down. Though the government is going to complete one year in power, it has failed to complete the work of the hospital.

The multi-super specialty hospital will have a bed strength of 2,250 with 35 departments. As part of the hospital, a 420 seating capacity lecture hall will be set up on the 23rd floor. The hospital will have 36 super speciality divisions, along with around 500 doctors, more than a 1,000 nurses, paramedics and other staff. Upon completion of the hospital construction, the hospital is expected to attract medical tourism and develop Warangal into a health city.