Relief in sight for patients waiting months for surgery, TIMS Sanathnagar to take up long-pending cases

Patients who have been waiting for months for surgeries and medical procedures at major government hospitals in Hyderabad may soon find relief, with the Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS) at Sanathnagar set to take up long-pending cases once it begins operations. The 1000-bed hospital, set to be inaugurated on Ugadi — March 19 — is expected to handle the backlog surgeries from high-volume government hospitals in the city, where waiting period for certain procedures often extend for several months.

Speaking to The Hindu, Telangana’s Director of Medical Education (DME), A. Narendra Kumar, said Osmania General Hospital (OGH), Gandhi Hospital and the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), frequently have waiting periods of three to five months for certain treatments and surgeries. “Once services begin at TIMS Sanathnagar, these waiting-list cases will be diverted to the new facility so that patients can receive treatment, while also ensuring that the hospital begins functioning with a steady patient load. That way, we will have the patients and also do justice for the waiting cases by clearing them fast,” he said.