AIIMS Mangalagiri providing quality services at affordable prices, says Director Mukesh Tripathi

While celebrating the completion of four years of patient care services at AIIMS Mangalagiri, Director and CEO Prof Dr Mukesh Tripathi said that the medical institute is providing quality services at affordable prices and the number of total outpatients per day has increased from 44 on March 12, 2019, to an average of 2,400-2,500 patients per day at present.

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)- Mangalagiri celebrated the completion of four years of patient care services. On the occasion, Director and CEO Prof Dr Mukesh Tripathi said that the number of total outpatients per day has increased from 44 on March 12, 2019, to an average of 2,400-2,500 patients per day at present.

"Media & Protocol division organised a formal press conference of Director & CEO @DrMukeshTripat1 with media today. He briefed on the progress made by d institute on the patient care front in the past 4 years. Patients also shared their feedback," reads AIIMS Mangalagiri's official tweet.

While addressing the media he said that the institute is fulfilling providing quality services at affordable prices to the public and towards this, PM-JAY / Dr YSR Aarogyasri services have also been started at the institute.

A total of 9,67,192 patients have availed of outpatient services till March 11. Over four years, they extended inpatient services through 555 beds, ICU and surgery services through six OTs and trauma with emergency services are also made functional, he said, as reported by Indian Express.

All the advanced equipment like 256 slice CT, 3T MRI, High Energy LINAC, Low Energy LINAC, High Dose Brachytherapy, 128 Slice CT simulator, rTMS & PET CT facilities have been made operational, he added.

Dr Mukesh Tripathi also said that advanced care is being provided to cancer patients now at the institute and cardiology services shall be made available when the faculty joins those departments. 

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