Health Minister T. Harish Rao inaugurated a 200-bed Mother and Child Hospital (MCH) multi-speciality facility on Sunday inside the premises of Gandhi Hospital.
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Taking a stride in its mission to reinforce maternal and infant well being in Telangana, Health Minister T. Harish Rao inaugurated a 200-bed Mother and Child Hospital (MCH) multi-speciality facility on Sunday inside the premises of Gandhi Hospital.
The building of the hospital, spanning an space of 1.5 lakh sq. toes, reached completion in 18 months with a sanctioned fund of ₹55 crore. The floor ground of the facility hosts important options resembling an Outpatient (OP) ward, laboratory, X-Ray providers, an antenatal care unit, and a pharmacy. On the primary ground, a 32-bed unit is complemented by a High Dependency (HD) part catering to sufferers requiring intensive monitoring, together with a devoted Labour, Delivery, Recovery (LDR) ward.
The second ground encompasses 23 beds and LDR wards, whereas the third ground boasts 60 beds and antenatal care amenities. Progressing upwards, the fourth ground presents 60 beds alongside postnatal wards. The fifth ground supplies 25 beds housing an IVF Centre, a step down room, a Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU), and a Kangaroo Mother Care centre fostering essential skin-to-skin contact between untimely infants and their moms. The sixth ground is residence to a post-operative ward and medical ICU wards, whereas the seventh ground accommodates a sophisticated Operation Theatre and post-operative restoration areas.
Apart from 200 beds, the hospital additionally has 90 ICU beds on the fifth, sixth and seventh flooring.
Currently, the Obstetrics and Gynecology division at Gandhi Hospital boasts a capability of 300 beds. The new addition elevates the collective mattress rely to 500, solely devoted to delivering specialised multispecialty care to moms and kids, mentioned Health Minister Harish Rao.
The minister additionally revealed plans to introduce an infertility centre inside Gandhi Hospital, marking an initiative inside Telangana’s authorities healthcare amenities. Additionally, the institution of an unique organ transplant block inside the hospital is underway, he mentioned.
Speaking to The Hindu, Dr. Raja Rao, the hospital superintendent, shared insights into the facility’s operations. Outpatient providers are set to start instantly on the MCH, whereas the complete spectrum of providers is predicted to roll out over the course of a month. To make sure the performance of the ICUs, a meticulous bacteriological tradition evaluation of surfaces utilizing swab testing is required. This course of encompasses three swab checks, every taking roughly 5 days to finish.
Addressing staffing necessities, Dr. Raja Rao added that in adherence to the National Medical Commission (NMC) norms, the facility will likely be needing a workforce of 380 professionals. The Obstetrics division from Gandhi Hospital will transition to the MCH facility, poised to cater comprehensively to the healthcare wants of the neighborhood.
In addition to the MCH facility, Health Minister Harish Rao marked the event by flagging-off 33 Neonatal Ambulances, one for each district, and inaugurating a contemporary dietary kitchen inside Gandhi Hospital. The neonatal ambulances may have ventilators, two d-type cylinders with regulators, move meters, humidifiers, displays with pulse oximeters, syringe pumps boasting prolonged battery life and suction equipment so that there’s uninterrupted service to the affected person.