Hyderabad: Health Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha on Thursday inspected the arrangements ahead of the inauguration of Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (Tims) Hospital in Sanathnagar and directed officials to expedite all pending civil and infrastructure works. The inauguration is slated for the second week of June.
The minister reviewed various departments and inspected medical equipment, laboratory services, blood bank infrastructure and patient care facilities. He also directed authorities to construct separate hostel blocks for male and female doctors within the hospital campus.
To improve patient convenience, the minister ordered the development of adequate toilet facilities for both outpatients and inpatients. He further directed officials to establish a multi-level parking system to avoid traffic congestion within the hospital premises.
Rajanarasimha also directed the hospital administration to set up a Dharmashala for patient attendants and establish two canteens on the campus. He stressed the need for the speedy completion of the administration block and the TB Hospital Board office works.
As part of security measures, he directed officials to establish a police outpost at the hospital’s main entrance.
Special emphasis was given on advanced amenities in the dedicated blocks for foreign patients. The minister also constituted a committee comprising officials from the medical education directorate, heads of the departments and engineering officials from the Telangana Medical Services Infrastructure Development Corporation to oversee the establishment of an international-standard laboratory at the hospital.
The hospital officials were directed to prepare estimates and complete all remaining works required for the full-scale launch of the hospital.
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