TIMS Sanathnagar To Begun Cath Lab, Diagnostic Equipment In Trial Run
The minister stressed that non-medical support systems such as sanitation and security should also function efficiently
Hyderabad: Health minister Damodar Rajanarsimha on Monday directed senior health officials to develop the Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (Tims) as a centre of excellence for cardiac care and for organ transplantation. During the meeting, he reviewed the progress of cath lab installations and organ transplant theatres aimed at enabling advanced cardiac procedures and organ transplant surgeries at the hospital. Officials informed the minister that cath lab installation works had been completed and were ready for trial runs.
The minister stressed that non-medical support systems such as sanitation and security should also function efficiently. He directed officials to provide food facilities for patients and their attendants and also make arrangements for a dharmashala for attendants staying at the hospital.
Rajanarsimha was speaking after reviewing the ongoing trial run of medical services at Tims Sanathnagar, in the presence of special chief secretary, health, Dr Christina Z. Chongthu, joint secretary Ayesha, health and family welfare commissioner Dr Sangeeta Satyanarayana, TGMSIDC managing director Gaurav Uppal, director of medical education Dr Narendra Kumar and TVVP commissioner Ajay Kumar.
Officials briefed the minister on the services currently being provided as part of the trial run, along with operational challenges and deficiencies identified so far. The minister reviewed the functioning of OP registration counters, consultation rooms, waiting areas, diagnostics and radiology departments, inpatient wards, operation theatres and intensive care units.
Officials informed him that outpatient services are currently being provided in 22 departments as part of the trial phase. They also stated that operation theatres are ready for surgeries and that installation of advanced diagnostic equipment including CT Scan, MRI and digital X-ray machines has been completed. According to officials, diagnostic equipment installations have been completed and test runs are currently underway.
