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Elders flay NIMS for poor facilities

HYDERABAD: Poor facilities at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) came in for sharp criticism in the Legislative Council on Tuesday, when members protested against the negligent attitude of the staff in treating patients.

Raising the issue during question hour, P. Subba Reddy (Teachers) complained that no specialists were available in NIMS to treat patients with dental and eye ailments.

Ventilators not working

Ch. Seetharamulu (CPI-M) said ENT facility was not available in the institute. Only four of the 29 ventilators were functional. Staff shortage and insufficient beds were causing hardship to patients.

Leader of Opposition Dadi Veerabhadra Rao (TDP) lamented that elected representatives were facing problems in getting treatment in the super speciality hospital. Medical reimbursement bills were being held up for months in the Directorate of Medicine. He wanted an officer of assistant director’s rank deputed to the Assembly to scrutinise the legislators’ claims for avoiding delay.

Bommidi Narayana (TDP) referred to the ‘nightmarish’ experience of Panchayat Raj Minister J.C. Diwakar Reddy at the hands of NIMS staff for trying to shave with a used blade.

Medical Education Minister Galla Aruna said NIMS was basically a super speciality hospital. Elected representatives could avail themselves of treatment for dental, eye and ENT ailments at specialised government hospitals. Specialists would be posted to treat the ailments.

She stated that there were 178 multi-speciality hospitals in the State and 19 outside, where elected representatives could get treated. The Director of Medicine had been directed to clear the pending reimbursement bills of legislators.

Heart surgeries

To a query by K. Rajyalakshmi, the minister said 8,315 children had been treated for heart ailments in eight government and 29 private super speciality hospitals.

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