Telangana Govt sanctions Rs 2,679 cr for 3 Super-Specialty hospitals

Hyderabad: The Telangana Government has sanctioned an amount of Rs 2,679 crore towards the construction of three super-specialty hospitals in and around Hyderabad. 

The three hospitals coming up at LB Nagar, Sanathnagar, and Alwal, Medchal-Malkajgiri and will function as autonomous institutions and will be named Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS), LB Nagar, TIMS, Sanathnagar, and TIMS, Alwal, Medchal-Malkajgiri. 

Of the total sanctioned amount, the State government has allocated Rs 900 crore to construct TIMS, LB Nagar, Rs 882 crore for TIMS Sanathnagar, and Rs. 897 crore to construct TIMS Alwal, Medchal-Malkajgiri.

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As per a recent media report in Deccan Chronicle, To release the pressure on Gandhi and Osmania hospitals, the government decided to construct these three hospitals in different areas in the city. For the construction of the hospitals, the government ordered R&B to call for tenders. 

People traveling from the districts for treatment could benefit from the establishment of additional hospitals. Patients from the districts of Sangareddy, Siddipet, and Adilabad would benefit from the hospital at Alwal, and the patients from the districts of Khammam, Nalgonda, and Suryapet would benefit from the hospital at LB Nagar. People from the surrounding areas would benefit from the hospital at Sanathnagar.

The Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences & Research(TIMS) in Hyderabad, India was established in 2020 as an exclusive COVID 19 center by the State Government of Telangana, to be later converted into a multi-specialty hospital. Today, TIMS is a renowned medical institution that treated over Fifteen thousand COVID 19 patients. TIMS conducts the region's most advanced medical research, training, and health programs in relation to COVID-19. 

It is one of the premier healthcare and research institute in Telangana State. TIMS is a tertiary care hospital, with 1261 beds in Gachhibowli, Hyderabad. In the delivery of health care, TIMS provides a culture of caring while pursuing its commitment to professional excellence. Since the beginning, TIMS has maintained a fine balance between providing state-of-the-art treatment with no financial burden on patients, thus playing, a pivotal role in improving healthcare in the Telangana state.