109 Trauma Centres Along Highways: Rajanarasimha

Telangana Health Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha today said that the government was establishing 109 trauma care centres equipped with all necessary facilities along national and State highways across Telangana.

The minister, along with MLA Arikapudi Gandhi, laid the foundation stone for the construction of a 100-bed Critical Care Block in Kondapur.

Speaking on the occasion, Rajanarasimha said that the government had launched a comprehensive Trauma Care Policy aimed at saving lives by ensuring the immediate transportation of victims of road accidents and other emergencies to hospitals.

He said that the State government was strengthening the emergency response system to ensure that help reached the scene of an accident or emergency within ten minutes. As part of this initiative, it was increasing the number of 108 ambulances and establishing 31 Critical Care Blocks (CCBs) across the State, he said.

The minister said that the government had already inaugurated Critical Care Blocks in Nizamabad, Nalgonda, Karimnagar, Mahabubabad, Jagtial, Sangareddy, Narayanpet and Adilabad.

"The construction of another 21 CCBs is currently underway. We will make all of them operational by the end of this year," he said.

The minister said that the Critical Care Block in Kondapur was being constructed at a cost of Rs 41 crore, and that the government was taking measures to complete the project expeditiously and provide medical services equipped with state-of-the-art facilities.

"Health issues are on the rise in the IT corridor due to sedentary lifestyles. We are currently providing enhanced medical services to local residents at the Kondapur Area Hospital. In the future we will introduce even more advanced medical services. These critical care services will prove immensely beneficial to the people residing in this area," Rajanarasimha said.