SP Children Hear Centre Emerging as Nation's Top Children Hospital - Eo

TTD EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy on Tuesday said that Sri Padmavati Children's Heart Centre(SPCHC) is emerging as the best children's hospital in the country.

The EO inspected the ongoing works of the hospital at Alipiri and also went around the cancer and lung diseases unit of Ruia Hospital at the same location and directed officials to shift them to a new building.

Speaking to reporters later the EO expressed his happiness at the pace of works as per schedule and said plans are underway for hospital inauguration by December.

He said the SPCHC has performed 1450 heart surgeries on children and four successful heart transplants under the Jeevan Daan programme. The new building comprises neuro, neurosurgery, pulmonology, urology and other super speciality services besides cardiovascular services.

TTD JEO for Health and Education Smt Sada Bhargavi, CE Sri Nageswara Rao, SE Sri Venkateswarlu, TTD Estates officer Sri Lakshman Murti, Ruia hospital superintendent Dr Ravi Prabhu were also present.