Kavitha requests more beds for Nizamabad hospital

Hyderabad: Member of Parliament (MP) K Kavitha on Tuesday urged the State government to strengthen medical infrastructure in the Nizamabad district.

She submitted a memorandum to State Medical and Health Minister C Laxma Reddy and requested to increase the bed capacity in Nizamabad district hospital to 700 from the present 500 beds.

Demands for the establishment of medical college in Jagityal, establishment of 100 bed capacity hospital in Korutla and wellness centre in the identified towns were also included in meeting held by the Minister with Kavitha at the Secretariat.

Kavitha also requested the Minister to acquire land and complete the construction of the sanctioned maternity hospital in Jagityal.