Harish Rao launches 134 free diagnostic tests offered by T-Diagnostics across the state

HYDERABAD: Telangana Health Minister T Harish Rao launched 134 diagnostics services across the State in virtual mode from Kondapur government hospital on Saturday. These 77 tests are in addition to the existing 57 tests offered to patients free of cost to patients.

The minister while wishing the doctors on National Doctors Day, said that eight pathology laboratories and 16 radiology hubs were also launched on Thursday as per the directions of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao.

“The Chief Minister wants to provide the best diagnostic services all over the state so that patients do not have to visit Hyderabad for medical tests,” he said.

He said all these laboratories were accredited to the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare (NABH) confirming national and world standards. He said that so far 10 crore diagnostic tests of 57 lakh patients were completed at the T Diagnostics centres.

All the primary health centres were also linked with the diagnostic centres in district headquarters so that the test results could be easily shared with the specialist doctors located at different locations for their medical opinion.

The minister said that these diagnostic centers offered 57 different pathology tests in addition to X-ray, UCG, ECG, 2 D Echo, Mammogram and other radiology diagnostic tests. “As all the tests are done free of cost patients who were earlier afraid of taking specialist opinion fearing exorbitant costs, are now going for diagnostic tests reducing morbidity,” Harish Rao said.

The Telangana Government established one central laboratory, 435 spokes and 19 mini hubs spreading diagnostic services in a hub and spoke model. The government gave orders for the speedy completion of 13 more radiology hubs.

The Government was spending Rs 4.39 crore on each radiology and pathology hub and Rs 1.70 crore for conducting 134 different types of tests in these laboratories.