The association said the two incidents – a blaze that killed five infants at RIMS, Adilabad, and a structural failure that injured three patients at MGM Hospital, Warangal – expose chronic deficiencies in infrastructure, maintenance, safety systems and funding across the public health network.
In its statement, TJUDA called for an audit that would cover government medical colleges, teaching hospitals, district and area hospitals, community and primary health centres, as well as specialised units such as SNCUs, NICUs, PICUs, ICUs, emergency departments, operation theatres, blood banks and diagnostic facilities.
The audit, the group said, should examine structural integrity, electrical and fire‑safety systems, medical‑gas pipelines, generators, lifts, HVAC, water and sanitation, emergency exits and medical equipment, with any critical gaps risk‑classified and remedied within a defined timeframe.
TJUDA also highlighted long‑standing infrastructure problems at MGM Hospital and pressed the government to fast‑track the operationalisation of the Warangal Super Specialty Hospital within a month. It further demanded better hostel facilities for postgraduate residents, undergraduate medical students, nursing students and other trainees, as well as safe residential quarters, security lighting and CCTV for staff posted in remote locations.
The association warned that a shortage of dedicated vehicles at primary health centres, community health centres and government medical colleges hampers field visits, disease surveillance, immunisation drives, maternal‑child health programmes, emergency referrals, sample transport, health camps and disaster response, underscoring the need for immediate corrective action.