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CM Revanth opens MCR TIMS Sanathnagar with focus on affordable, quality healthcare

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Siddharth Kumar Singh
CM Revanth opens MCR TIMS Sanathnagar with focus on affordable, quality healthcare
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Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy inaugurated the MCR TIMS hospital in Sanathnagar to provide affordable, corporate-level healthcare to the public. The facility is part of a broader state initiative to expand medical infrastructure and improve access to specialized treatments.

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The project reflects a significant public investment in healthcare infrastructure aimed at reducing the financial burden of medical care for low-income populations.

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With private healthcare becoming increasingly expensive, the Telangana government has developed the Marri Channa Reddy Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (MCR TIMS) as a corporate-level healthcare institution to provide quality medical care to the poor, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said after inaugurating the 1,082-bed facility at Sanathnagar in Hyderabad on Monday.

Mr. Reddy said the government had spent ₹2,700 crore on the Rajiv Aarogyasri scheme and ₹2,526 crore through the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund since assuming office in December 2023. It had also spent ₹21,800 crore on the Medical and Health Department over the past two years.

The Osmania General Hospital, NIMS expansion, and TIMS hospitals at L.B. Nagar and Alwal, along with the Warangal Super-Speciality Hospital, would be completed by December 9, 2027.

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