Six OTs closed for 18 months at Warangal’s KMC Hospital; patients referred to Hyderabad

Warangal: In a shocking incident, six operation theatres at the Super Speciality Hospital in Kakatiya Medical College (KMC), Warangal, have remained non-functional for more than one and a half years, compelling doctors to refer patients requiring surgeries to hospitals in Hyderabad. The prolonged closure is reportedly due to damage in the air-conditioning pipelines.
The Super Speciality Hospital, built under the Rs 150 crore Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), received Rs 120 crore from the Union government and Rs 30 crore from the state government. Completed around six years ago, the facility was designed to provide advanced treatment locally, while KMC operates primarily in association with the 1,450-bed Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (MGM) Hospital for tertiary care.Also Read:Superspecialty Hospitals, Medical Colleges planned in each district: Karnataka GovtSpeaking to TNIE, hospital sources said damage to the air-conditioning pipelines in all six operating theatres has left the theatres non-functional. As a result, no major surgeries are being conducted in the facility. Issues such as a shortage of equipment and inadequate diagnostic support have also affected services.Currently, the hospital caters to around 800–900 outpatients daily and offers inpatient services across roughly 250 beds. However, in the absence of functional operating theatres, doctors have been forced to refer patients needing procedures to hospitals in Hyderabad, including NIMS and Gandhi Hospital.
Staff said some minor procedures are being carried out with table-stand fans placed in the operating theatres due to the lack of functioning air-conditioning systems. The issue has been reported to officials, and funds are required for repair works, reports TNIE.Also Read:842-bed Super-Speciality Block opens at GMCH ErnakulamDoctors emphasized that the Super Speciality Hospital was intended to provide specialised services locally for patients from several villages in the erstwhile Warangal district. Its prolonged non-functionality has disrupted access to critical surgical care and forced patients to travel long distances for treatment.