A five-member expert committee will inspect Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences on November 12 to assess whether the campus can support a proposed 100-bed sub-centre of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, bringing a long-pending demand for specialised cardiac care to a formal feasibility stage.
The inspection follows a request by Mandya MLA P Ravikumar Gowda, also known as Ganiga, to Chief Minister D K Shivakumar. The state government subsequently directed authorities to examine the proposal. During a recent visit to Mandya, Shivakumar also asked officials to assess the feasibility of establishing the cardiac facility.
Mandya’s location along the busy Bengaluru-Mysuru National Highway gives the proposal significance beyond the district headquarters. The district serves patients from several taluks, but the report said residents needing advanced cardiac treatment are often required to travel to Mysuru or Bengaluru. In emergencies, that dependence can add travel time and impose additional costs on families seeking specialised treatment.
The proposed centre would be established as a sub-centre of the Jayadeva Institute, the state’s specialised cardiovascular care institution. The inspection will examine the existing infrastructure at MIMS, determine whether adequate space is available and identify the facilities required for the proposed unit. The assessment will therefore establish whether the hospital campus can accommodate the centre and what additional infrastructure may be needed.
The committee was formed after Dr B Dinesh, director and head of the cardiology department at Jayadeva Institute, wrote to Dr P Narasimhaswamy, director of MIMS, following the government’s direction. Its members are chief administrative officer S Nagaraju, project engineer Santosh, nursing superintendents Umadevi and Shivamma, and chief cath lab technician Padmaja.
The composition brings administrative, engineering, nursing and cardiac laboratory expertise into the initial assessment. That combination is relevant because a specialised cardiac unit would require more than clinical space alone. Authorities must also evaluate the hospital’s physical capacity and the facilities needed to support cardiac diagnosis, intervention and patient care, although the report does not specify the proposed centre’s equipment list, construction cost, staffing pattern or implementation schedule.
For Mandya residents, the proposal addresses a service-access gap identified by local representatives and state authorities. A facility within the district could reduce the need for patients to depend on hospitals in Mysuru and Bengaluru for advanced cardiac treatment. However, the inspection is a feasibility exercise and does not by itself confirm that the centre has received final administrative approval, funding or a construction timeline.
Authorities described the inspection as a significant step towards meeting the demand for a cardiac centre in Mandya. The expert committee is scheduled to visit MIMS on November 12, after which its assessment will determine the next stage of consideration for the proposed 100-bed Jayadeva sub-centre.
