Telangana’s NIMS doctors perform a record 2,000 kidney transplants, 95% free of cost
Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) in Hyderabad has reached a significant achievement by completing 2,000 kidney transplants, making it one of the leading renal transplant centers in the government sector. The majority of these procedures, approximately 95%, were performed at no cost to patients through government healthcare schemes. The rapid growth in transplants highlights the increasing capacity and expertise of the urology department at NIMS.
- ▪NIMS began its kidney transplant program in 1989 and has since become a high-volume center for renal transplants.
- ▪Of the 2,000 kidney transplants performed, 1,900 were done free of cost under government schemes.
- ▪The last 500 transplants were completed in just over three years, showcasing a rapid increase in capacity.
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Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) in Hyderabad has achieved a major milestone in public healthcare, completing 2,000 kidney transplants and emerging as one of the country’s highest-volume renal transplant centres in government sector.The kidney transplant programme at NIMS began in 1989 with the department of urology performing its first renal transplant. Over the years, the programme expanded steadily; 448 renal transplants were performed at the hospital between 1989 and 2010, followed by 552 transplants between 2011 and June 2017.
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