Patients awaiting surgeries at NIMS to be operated at MCR TIMS Sanathnagar

With a rising patient load at Hyderabad’s Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) putting pressure on its surgical infrastructure, the Telangana government has decided to utilise the operation theatres at the Marri Chenna Reddy Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (MCR TIMS) at Sanathnagar to clear the backlog of pending surgeries.

Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha directed officials to make immediate arrangements to conduct surgeries for patients on the NIMS waiting list at TIMS, which is equipped with advanced operation theatres and other medical facilities. “This will reduce waiting periods and ensure timely treatment by making better use of the infrastructure available at both institutions,” he said.

The Minister announced the decision during a review meeting in Hyderabad on Friday. The meeting was attended by Health Secretary Christina Z. Chongthu, NIMS Director Rahul Devraj and MCR TIMS Director A. Narendra Kumar along with other senior officials.

During the meeting, NIMS doctors informed the Minister that the number of patients seeking treatment at the institute was increasing steadily. While NIMS had an adequate number of surgeons, the limited availability of operation theatres meant that surgeries had to be scheduled on a rotational basis, resulting in longer waiting periods for certain procedures.

Responding to the concerns, the minister pointed out that TIMS Sanathnagar had state-of-the-art operation theatres, medical equipment and other necessary infrastructure that could be utilised to address the situation. He instructed officials to take immediate steps to ensure that patients awaiting surgeries at NIMS could undergo their procedures at TIMS.

The Minister asked all HoDs at NIMS to visit TIMS Sanathnagar immediately and inspect its operation theatres, medical equipment and other infrastructure to assess their readiness for conducting the surgeries.

The Minister also instructed the Health Secretary to initiate the recruitment process for doctors at TIMS immediately. Until the new appointments were completed, doctors from NIMS would continue to extend support to TIMS to facilitate the conduct of surgeries.