TIMS hospitals will be fully functional by June 2, says Chief Minister

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Health Minister Damodar Rajanarsimha at a meeting in Hyderabad on Thursday.

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has directed officials to ensure that TIMS hospitals at Alwal and LB Nagar, Warangal Super Specialty Hospital and expansion work at NIMS are completed and fully operational by June 2 next year.

He also set December 2027 as the deadline for the completion of the construction of the new Osmania General Hospital and its opening to the public.

In a review meeting at the Medical and Health Department on Thursday, the Chief Minister called for a unified recruitment policy for the three TIMS hospitals in Sanathnagar, Alwal and LB Nagar that would allow transfers of doctors and other staff between them depending on the requirements of medical services.

He suggested outsourcing of hospital cleaning and maintenance staff and said Group I officers would be appointed to oversee the functioning of TIMS hospitals. Retired military officers would be tasked with monitoring the clean-up operations.

The Chief Minister directed officials to make full use of the Sanathnagar TIMS Hospital to ease the workload at NIMS, especially when beds were not available or operations were delayed at the latter institution.

Until the regular recruitment in TIMS hospitals was completed, doctors could be hired from outside, with the government immediately releasing the required funds, he said.

Mr. Revanth Reddy also directed the officials to complete the construction of 79 more dialysis centers as soon as possible, noting that 16 new centers have already been set up since the Congress government assumed office.

Officials informed him that the number of beds in government hospitals increased from 30,000 to 38,000 during the period. The number of out-patients increased from seven million to nine million, while the number of in-patients increased from 23 million to 24.30 million. According to him, the average allocation for healthcare in the state budget has increased from 3.9% in the past to 4.8% over the past three years.

The government completed 13,401 appointments of doctors, nurses, ANMs and non-medical staff during the period, while recruitment for another 5,640 posts was underway, he said. Health Minister Damodar Rajanarsimha and Vem MP Narender Reddy were among those present.

Published – November 12, 2026 10:47 PM IST