Telangana CM opens 1,082-bed TIMS Sanathnagar for affordable care

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday inaugurated the Marri Channa Reddy Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (MCR TIMS) at Sanathnagar, Hyderabad, a 1,082-bed super-speciality hospital built at a cost of Rs 1,126 crore. The CM said the facility aims to provide corporate-level medical care at affordable rates to poor and middle-class patients as private healthcare costs rise. The hospital, built on 53.3 acres with 11.68 lakh sq ft of built-up area, has 37 medical departments including 300 ICU beds, 88 emergency beds, 30 dialysis beds, 400 general beds and 100 beds for medical tourism.

Health Minister C Damodar Raja Narasimha said MCR TIMS will be developed as a Centre of Excellence in cardiac, renal, transplant and trauma sciences. An international wing with 100 beds has been set up for medical tourism, and an annual international medical tourism conference will be held at the hospital. The minister also announced plans to establish a medical PG college at the facility on the lines of NIMS. The Times of India reports that the hospital features a pneumatic tube system, modular operation theatres and an anaesthetic gas scavenging system.

Deputy CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said the government has released Rs 845 crore of the total construction cost, criticising the previous BRS government for spending only Rs 70 crore on the project during its tenure. The Hindu reports that the CM said Rs 2,700 crore has been spent on the Rajiv Aarogyasri scheme and Rs 2,526 crore through the Chief Minister's Relief Fund since December 2023. The new Osmania General Hospital, TIMS at LB Nagar and Alwal, and Warangal Super-Speciality Hospital are to be completed by December 9, 2027.