Health Minister Orders Upgrade of Osmania Hospital

Health minister Damodar Rajanarsimha on Tuesday directed officials to draw up proposals for modernising government teaching hospitals under Osmania Medical College (OMC). 

He said that the Osmania Medical College holds a distinction unmatched by any other institution in the country, with ten attached hospitals under its wing. 

OMC has ten hospitals under its wing, including Osmania General Hospital, Niloufer Hospital, Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital, MNJ Cancer Hospital, TB and Chest Hospital, Institute



of Mental Health, Sultan Bazaar Maternity Hospital, Petlaburj Maternity Hospital, ENT Hospital and Fever Hospital. Together, they provide over 5,000 beds and serve lakhs of patients across Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

Calling for restoration of their past glory, the minister asked health secretary Christina Chongthu and DME Narendra Kumar to resolve issues related to the new ENT Hospital building and Osmania Dental College land. He said he would personally visit all the hospitals to review patient services.