Gaya: The cardiology department being developed at Anugrah Narain Magadh Medical College and Hospital (ANMMCH) is likely to become operational soon, offering major relief to critically ill heart patients in the Magadh region.Though plans to establish superspecialty departments at the hospital were announced several years ago, progress accelerated after Dr K K Sinha took charge as hospital superintendent in late 2024.Cardiology is considered one of the most crucial superspecialty services as shifting critical heart patients to Patna or other cities poses serious risks. ANMMCH caters to patients from five districts of Magadh division and adjoining areas of Jharkhand, including parts of Chatra and Koderma.Giving details about the status of the superspecialty departments, Dr Sinha said only OPD services were currently available in cardiology.“Efforts are being made to start indoor and OT services for cardiology patients,” he said.Explaining the delay, he said equipment required for establishing the Cath lab, essential for full-fledged cardiology services, had to be imported.“The equipment has arrived in the country and the infrastructure is almost ready. Services will begin once the Cath lab becomes functional,” Dr Sinha said.He said urology and neurosurgery departments were fully functional with OPD, indoor and operation theatre services.However, no doctors have yet been appointed in neurology, CTVS and neonatology departments, due to which those services remain non-functional.Dr Sinha added that the hospital’s 12-bed burn ward was operational, while efforts were underway to make the psychiatric ward functional.
