Archive · 28 Aug 2026
SVIMS Announces Rural Camps and Expanded Emergency Care
Dr G Jagadeesh has become the acting head of SVIMS in Tirupati.
He said the hospital will hold free medical camps in rural and agency areas.
These camps are meant to help poor people reach specialist doctors.
SVIMS also plans to work with doctors to improve care for poor patients.
Accident victims near Tirupati should be taken to SVIMS quickly by ambulance.
The hospital’s emergency department and blood centre will be strengthened.
A children’s heart hospital is expected to open within six months.
An air ambulance facility is also planned for that hospital.
Dr G Jagadeesh assumed charge as SVIMS Director-cum-Vice Chancellor (FAC) in Tirupati.
SVIMS will organise free medical camps in rural and agency areas across Andhra Pradesh.
Accident victims within 50 kilometres of Tirupati are to be shifted to SVIMS by ambulance for immediate treatment.
SVIMS plans to expand emergency services and further strengthen its blood centre.
Sri Padmavathi Children’s Heart Centre is expected to begin operations within six months, with an air ambulance facility planned.
- Who
- Dr G Jagadeesh, the newly appointed Director-cum-Vice Chancellor (FAC) of Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, announced the plans.
- What
- SVIMS will organise free medical camps, improve emergency services, strengthen blood-centre services, and develop its associated hospitals.
- When
- Dr Jagadeesh assumed charge on Thursday; the Sri Padmavathi Children’s Heart Centre is expected to become operational within six months.
- Where
- The initiatives will cover rural and agency areas across Andhra Pradesh, with accident-response plans focused on a 50-kilometre radius around Tirupati.
- Why
- The measures aim to make super-speciality healthcare more accessible to poor people and support the State government’s goal of a healthy Andhra Pradesh.
- New director
- Dr G Jagadeesh assumed charge as Director-cum-Vice Chancellor (FAC) of SVIMS.
- Free medical camps
- Camps will be organised in rural and agency areas across Andhra Pradesh.
- Accident response
- Victims within a 50-kilometre radius of Tirupati are to be shifted to SVIMS by ambulance.
- Emergency care
- SVIMS plans to expand its emergency services department.
- Blood services
- The institute will further strengthen its blood centre services.
- Children’s heart centre
- Sri Padmavathi Children’s Heart Centre is expected to become operational within six months.
- Air ambulance
- An air ambulance facility is planned on the top floor of the children’s heart-centre building.