Inpatient services to begin at Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences from Friday

After a robust response to its outpatient (OP) services since its inauguration, HYDERABAD: The Dr MCR Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (MCR TIMS) is due to commence inpatient (IP) services from Friday.

Key points

• Authorities additionally clarified that recruitment to the 2, 360 regular posts sanctioned for MCR TIMS has not yet commenced.
• Separately, posts that had remained vacant for a long period in 14 medical colleges have been temporarily redeployed to MCR TIMS.
• Authorities stated sterilisation work is at present under way and IP services will commence from Friday.
• MCR TIMS director Narendra Kumar remarked patient flow, bed management, diagnostics, manpower and other services would be closely monitored during the initial phase.
• Dismissing reports of equipment malfunction, Kumar remarked the hospital was functioning normally and that all installed machines were operational, including MRI, ultrasound and conventional X-ray equipment.

Authorities stated sterilisation work is at present under way and IP services will commence from Friday. The hospital will initially admit non-emergency cases to allow its clinical and backing systems to stabilise.

MCR TIMS director Narendra Kumar remarked patient flow, bed management, diagnostics, manpower and other services would be closely monitored during the initial phase. As the authorities want to ensure that all necessary clinical and backing infrastructure is fully coordinated before taking up emergency cases, emergency services will be introduced only after the inpatient system stabilises.

Meanwhile, the radiology department has already began handling patients, with MRI services being utilised. Other basic diagnostic and medical equipment are additionally operational.

Meanwhile, the hospital's central blood laboratory is still being established. Until it becomes operational, samples collected at MCR TIMS are being sent to NIMS and T-Hub for processing.

Authorities additionally clarified that recruitment to the 2, 360 regular posts sanctioned for MCR TIMS has not yet commenced. As the institute is an autonomous body, recruitment to instructional posts will be taken up by the institute or through the appropriate recruitment board.

Separately, posts that had remained vacant for a long period in 14 medical colleges have been temporarily redeployed to MCR TIMS. Recruitment against these posts is at present under way through the district selection committees headed by the respective collectors.

Meanwhile, the Health department denied reports of a protest by outsourcing workers at MCR TIMS. A senior official remarked the problem involving MEIL (Megha) and its sanitation agency, STAR, had been resolved.

According to the official, STAR agency owner Prasad apologised to the MCR TIMS management and assured that pending salaries would be paid to employees within two days.

Taken together, the developments around inpatient services to begin at Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences from Friday point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.