Archive · 1 Sep 2026
SVIMS Director Orders Faster, Patient-Centred Emergency Care Measures
Dr Guduru Jagadeesh wants patients at SVIMS to receive emergency treatment more quickly.
He visited several emergency departments early on Monday to check how they were working.
He looked at the staff, equipment and care being given to patients.
He said every minute matters when someone is seriously ill or injured.
Doctors should start tests and treatment without unnecessary waiting.
Different specialist teams should work together quickly during serious emergencies.
This includes heart problems, strokes, breathing problems, severe infections, poisoning and major injuries.
Important equipment such as ventilators and defibrillators must always be ready.
The main goal is to save patients’ lives.
SVIMS Director and Vice-Chancellor Dr Guduru Jagadeesh ordered measures to improve emergency medical services.
He conducted surprise inspections at 6 a.m. on Monday in Tirupati.
The inspection covered the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit, Casualty and Extension Casualty departments.
Officials were told to begin tests, specialist consultations and life-saving treatment without unnecessary delays.
Emergency units must keep ventilators, monitors, defibrillators, oxygen, suction equipment and medicines functional and available.
- Who
- Dr Guduru Jagadeesh, Director and Vice-Chancellor of Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, and hospital officials.
- What
- Measures were ordered to make emergency medical services faster, more efficient and patient-centred.
- When
- At 6 a.m. on Monday; no specific date was provided.
- Where
- Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences in Tirupati, including its emergency departments.
- Why
- To ensure critically ill and injured patients receive rapid tests, consultations and life-saving treatment.
- Institution
- Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences
- Director
- Dr Guduru Jagadeesh
- Location
- Tirupati
- Inspection time
- 6 a.m. on Monday
- Departments inspected
- Respiratory Intensive Care Unit, Casualty and Extension Casualty
- Priority
- Rapid, coordinated emergency treatment and patient survival
- Equipment readiness
- Ventilators, monitors, defibrillators, oxygen facilities, suction units and emergency medicines must remain functional and available