Visakhapatnam: VIMS to get facelift in next three months at Rs 250 crore
Visakhapatnam: The state government is working on developing government hospitals instead of corporate hospitals, said Principal Secretary (Health) MT Krishnababu. Visakhapatnam Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS) will be developed as a super-specialty hospital at a cost of Rs 250 crores in the next two to three months.
He inaugurated the blood bank with a capacity of 1000 units of blood on Monday at Visakhapatnam Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS) along with District Collector Dr. A. Mallikarjunai, with an aim to emphasize the need to develop government hospitals instead of corporate hospitals.
MT Krishnababu said, "State Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy is working to develop government hospitals instead of corporate hospitals."
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He said that VIMS is being developed as a super-specialty hospital and neurosurgery and cardiology departments will be developed as super-specialities.
On this occasion, Krishnababu told the media that government hospitals are being developed in terms of medical and other infrastructure facilities as well as corporate hospitals.
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