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New facility at Niloufer suffers from birth pangs
A new facility provided in the famous Niloufer hospital in the city remains unused even two months after it was declared open.
Hyderabad: A new facility provided in the famous Niloufer hospital in the city remains unused even two months after it was declared open.
According to the sources, the new building has about 200 beds exclusively for children. This is highest in any government-run hospitals in South India.
In addition, a total of 200 beds have been earmarked for pregnant women, and 60 beds for paediatrics and another 40 for surgical unit.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- The new building has been constructed at a cost of `65 crore
- State government has allotted huge budget for the hospital to provide healthcare to children and pregnant women
- But, the facilities cannot be put to use because of Medical and Health Department fails to appoint more doctors and staff
The new facility has been proposed as the old building with 500-bed strength cannot cater to the needs of patients whose number touches 1,000 a day. The 60-year-old hospital is one of the oldest mother and child care hospitals in the country and patients also come from neighbouring states like Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
It was against this backdrop that proposals for a new building had mooted in the united Andhra Pradesh and foundation stone for the same was laid in 2003, but things did not move forward. Speaking to The Hans India, a senior doctor said after the formation of Telangana State, Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao had given high priority to the construction of new building with all facilities, so that the hospital can render emergency services like Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), modern labour rooms and surgery with latest equipment.
At one point of time, the government wanted to shift the Intensive Care and Surgical Units of the Osmania General Hospital to the new building. But, it was opposed by doctors of Niloufer and the government dropped that proposal.
The Rs 65-crore building was finally inaugurated on Children’s day in November last year. But, even after inauguration, the new facility remained vacant because of non-allocation of doctors. “We sought about 60 more doctors in addition to the existing strength of about 160 doctors.
But, there has been no response from the department, the sources said. However, pending appointment of new doctors, the hospital authorities had informed the government that they were prepared to move into the new premises if the Health Department at least provided sanitation and security staff. But, even these requests had fallen on deaf ears and the new building remained unutilised.
