All TIMS hospitals to be operational by June 2 : CM Revanth Reddy

Unified recruitment process for all 3 TIMS hospitals

CM Revanth Reddy orders officials to make available medical services in new Osmania Hospital within a year

Coordination network between NIMS and TIMS

Expedite the recruitment of doctors and staff

CM Revanth Reddy holds a review of the Medical and Health Department today.

Hyderabad: Honourable Chief Minister Shri A Revanth Reddy ordered the top officials of Medical and Health department to bring into operational the TIMS (Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences) hospitals – Alwal and LB Nagar, Warangal Super Specialty Hospital and the completion of the expansion of the NIMS (Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences) hospital by June 2 , 2027.

The Chief Minister also set the deadline for the completion of the construction of the new Osmania Hospital by December next year and started providing medical services to the needy immediately.

At a high level review of the review the Medical and Health Department at the MCRHRD (Marri Channa Reddy Human Resource Development Institute) on Thursday, the CM emphasized that the construction of the TIMS hospitals, Warangal Super Specialty Hospital, NIMS expansion, and the new Osmania Hospital, along with the procurement of necessary medical equipment and the recruitment of doctors and staff must all be completed simultaneously.

During the meeting, CM Revanth Reddy highlighted that the medical treatment coverage provided to each family under the Rajiv Aarogyasri scheme has been increased from Rs. 5 lakh to Rs. 10 lakh. 9 medical colleges, 16 nursing colleges, and 28 paramedical colleges have also been established within just three years.

The Chief Minister enquired the officials about the requirement of staff and instructed that a unified policy be followed for the recruitment of doctors and other staff in the TIMS hospitals in Hyderabad. A strong mechanism would be established for the transfer of doctors and staff in 3 TIMS hospitals based on the requirements for medical services. A decision of handing over hospital maintenance and housekeeping services to outsourcing agencies was also taken in meeting. Group-1 officers would be appointed to oversee the TIMS facilities, while retired military officers would be tasked with supervising the housekeeping staff. The Chief Minister stressed that doctors should focus only on medical care and the administrative personnel should be given the responsibility of maintenance and supervision of the hospitals.

In view of increasing patients for surgical treatment in NIMS, the CM directed the officials to utilize the TIMS- Sanathnagar in full capacity. During
shortage of beds at NIMS or delays in performing surgeries, the Sanathnagar TIMS facility should be used. The Chief Minister instructed the Principal Secretary to the Health and Medical Department, along with the directors of NIMS and TIMS, to maintain regular coordination in this regard.
Medical professionals would be engaged from external sources and funds will be released immediately until the recruitment of permanent doctors at TIMS is completed,

The officials briefed the CM on the recruitment process for both doctors and support staff expeditiously and also the status of the construction of 79 new Dialysis centres. 16 new dialysis centers have already been established since his government assumed office.

Furthermore, the Chief Minister instructed officials to formulate and implement an action plan for development of TIMS, along with the establishment of teaching and nursing colleges and the procurement of medical equipment, are completed at the fast pace. Specific instructions were given the arrival and departure timing of doctors and staff in government hospitals are recorded. The implementation of a biometric attendance system and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for monitoring purposes is mandatory.

Officials informed the Chief Minister that the number of beds in government hospitals has increased from 30,000 to 38,000 over the last three years. The Chief Minister expressed satisfaction over the increasing number of outpatients (OP) from 7 lakh to 9 lakh, and inpatients (IP) from 23 lakh to 24.30 lakh. The health sector got an average of 3.9 percent of the state budget in the previous years. It has been increased
an average of 4.8 percent over the past three years. 13,401 vacancies including doctors, nurses, ANMs, and paramedical staff have been filled in the last three years. The recruitment process for another 5,640 posts is already in progress.

Emphasizing the priority given to public health, CM Revanth Reddy affirmed that the government would release sufficient funds to the Health department.

State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Damodara Raja Narasimha, MP Vem Narender Reddy, Secretary to the Chief Minister Manik Raj, Principal Secretary for Health and Family Welfare Christina Z. Chongthu, TGMIDC Secretary Dr. Gaurav Uppal, Commissioner of Health and Family Welfare Musharraf Ali Faruqui, R&B Secretary Ilambarithi, NIMS Director Dr. Rahul Devraj, and TIMS Director Dr. Narender was present.