Imphal, January 18: Waiting to add yet another feather in its cap, the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences under the North Eastern Council is ready to open a super speciality ward, once the Centre formally gives its consent.

The proposed super speciality ward, once it materialises will be of immense help to students pursuing higher studies.

At the moment, RIMS has a total strength of 290 faculty members teaching in 21 departments including post graduate courses.

“We have already sent a detailed project proposal to open the super speciality faculty at RIMS to the DONER Ministry and the response has been positive.

We are looking forward to expedite the process at the earliest,” said RIMS Director Professor L Fimate while talking to The Sangai Express today.

“In the proposal we have sought the nod for setting up various courses including cardiology, plastic surgery, neurology, neuro surgery, urology, nephralogy, paediatrics and surgery,” said the Director and expressed hope that the DONER Ministry will give the green signal to set up the block by the beginning of next year.

Besides this, New Delhi will also be urged to upgrade RIMS to the status of All India Institute of Medical Sciences as done in some other States and there is every likelihood that the Centre will agree to the proposal, added Professor Fimate.

The Director informed that he is set to go to New Delhi next week to press the DONER Ministry to give its assent to the proposals submitted by RIMS to open the super speciality ward as well as to upgrade the institute to the status of AIIMS.

Once the super speciality ward is opened, it would be the first of its kind in the North East region, informed the Director and added that this would contribute positively in developing studies in medical sciences as well as in treating complicated illnesses.

With its eyes set on opening the super speciality ward, RIMS has started sponsoring its students to undergo super speciality training in different disciplines at AIIMS.

Some of the students have completed their courses and rejoined RIMS, informed Professor Fimate and added that such trained super specialists can join the super speciality ward once it is opened at RIMS.

Commenting further on the proposal to set up the super speciality ward, Professor Fimate said, “Land is not a problem.

We have plenty of land for the super speciality ward to come up.

At present we have 206 acres of land”.

On being questioned on the frequent clashes and scuffle between patients' parties and doctors on duty and RIMS security personnel, Professor Fimate said that the need of the situation is mutual respect for each other.

“We are doing our best to serve the patients and the people are co-operating.

However there are times when patients' parties violate the rules and regulations of the hospital,” said the Director.

To help avoid any unpleasant stand off between the staff of RIMS and patients' parties, unarmed guards are deployed at the hospital, said Professor Fimate and lamented that the people still have not over come their habit of spitting on the wall.


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