Warangal Super Specialty Hospital To Be Ready For Services By December

Hyderabad: Construction work at the Warangal Super Specialty Hospital was in its final stages and would be completed by October-end, health officials said on Saturday. Installation of equipment, including X-ray and CT scan machines, is expected to be completed in September. They were directed to conduct trial runs from November and prepare the hospital for inauguration in December.

Officials at a review meeting said the Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (Tims) Alwal would be ready by the end of this year, while the LB Nagar unit was expected to be complete by March 2027. Health minister Damodar Rajanarsimha directed the formation of a doctors’ committee to visit the Warangal facility every 15 days and told officials to coordinate with the roads and buildings department and contractors to complete the work.

In another review, the minister noted dengue, malaria, chikungunya and other seasonal diseases had declined compared to the same period last year, while typhoid cases had increased slightly this year so far. GHe directed officials to intensify fever surveys, mosquito-control measures and surveillance in high-risk areas. Government hospitals were asked to maintain adequate medicines, diagnostic kits and equipment.

Officials were directed to monitor influenza-like illness cases in government and private hospitals daily and submit weekly reports. The minister also ordered intensified dry-day, fogging, larval-control and sanitation measures to prevent disease outbreaks.