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NIMS trauma centre ready for takeoff
Posted by Srini Uppala | January 10, 2008 | 327 views
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Loading ...The proposed trauma centre and speciality hospital at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Science (NIMS), hit by hurdles right from day one, is finally ready to take off. Tenders to implement this project, which can catapult NIMS to the big league on a par with All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), have been finalised.
Already certain minor works like shifting of electrical and sewer lines and other related civil works in the designated site at Road No-1, Banjara Hills, is under way. The total outlay for the trauma centre and speciality hospital is Rs. 170 crore of which the Central government is expected to chip-in with Rs. 120 crore while the rest will be funded by the State. The centre will be a seven-floor facility while the speciality hospital will have state-of-the-art cardiology department and a helipad to handle VIP cases.
“Civil works are under way to prepare the ground for taking up the construction. It is a major project for NIMS and the foundation stone function is likely to be held later this month,” said NIMS Medical Superintendent Nimma Satyanarayana.
The hospital administration had to face several hurdles, including technical glitches in finalising tenders, erratic estimates for tenders and poor co-ordination between both the governments. The project, would be coming up under ‘Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Surakaha Yojana’ announced way back in 2004-05.
The present, emergency and casualty wards with just 30 to 40 beds at the hospital “are not good enough” to support the present patient inflow as it receives over 150 emergency cases on an average.
SOURCES:
The Hindu
Topics: Health, Infrastructure |
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