HYDERABAD: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Telangana has urged the state government to focus on the Osmania General Hospital (OGH) and expedite construction of the new building, before another wave of Covid-19 hits the state.
Since the OGH main building was in a dilapidated condition and the wards had to be shifted to the Quli Qutub Shah building, the number of operational beds at the hospital dropped to 500 from its full capacity of 2,000 beds.
As a result, Telangana had less facilities during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic when even government hospitals were running to full capacity and were turning away patients.
“Had the new building been constructed and the OGH had 2,000 operational beds, a lot of distress for patients would have been cut down.
The government should expedite the construction of the new building at the earliest,” read an official statement from the IMA.
If there is provision to retain the central heritage part, it may be converted into a public health museum, read the statement.