Diagnostics hub planned at Victoria Hospital to improve access to advanced testing services
The Hindu
Victoria Hospital to establish a diagnostics hub, enhancing access to advanced testing services in government healthcare facilities.
In a move to improve access to advanced diagnostic services in government hospitals, the Health Department has proposed setting up a centralised hub laboratory at Victoria Hospital under Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI).
The initiative is aimed at providing high-end diagnostic tests that are currently unavailable in many government hospitals, forcing patients to depend on private laboratories and hospitals.
Officials said the proposed hub lab at Victoria Hospital will help bridge this gap by enabling access to advanced testing within the public healthcare system. Hospitals have been directed to submit the required proposals for establishing the facility through a government order issued in this regard on April 1.
The department is looking to expand diagnostic services across Health Department-run hospitals by optimising existing laboratory infrastructure.
At present, walk-in patients are being provided diagnostic services at CGHS rates through HIND Labs operated by HLL Lifecare Limited at K C General Hospital.
The government now plans to extend a similar model to Sir C V Raman General Hospital and Jayanagar General Hospital, and has sought proposals from these hospitals.
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