Dr Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurates advanced cardiac catheterization lab at DY Patil Medical College in Navi Mumbai

The facility is South Asia’s first state-of-the-art, most advanced model of Cath Lab and the IGS 6 from Wipro GE Healthcare is the first AutoRight-enabled Cath Lab in India

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated an Advanced Bi-Plane Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at DY Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre in Navi Mumbai. 

The facility is South Asia’s first state-of-the-art, most advanced model of Cath Lab and the IGS 6 from Wipro GE Healthcare is the first AutoRight-enabled Cath Lab in India. The new Cath lab, equipped with Virtual Simulation Capabilities for Precision Healthcare, is unparalleled in providing innovative care and is designed for adult and paediatric patients. The facility will be useful for coronary interventions like coronary angiography and angioplasty, neurology interventions like carotid angiography and angioplasty, electrophysiology studies, Transcutaneous Aortic Valve replacements (TAVR) etc. 

Speaking after the inauguration the Union Health Minister said that Government has adopted a holistic approach and it is committed to providing affordable and accessible healthcare facilities for all citizens of the country. “The Government has allotted a budget of 64,000 crore rupees under the National Health Infrastructure Mission to strengthen the infrastructure in every district. Focussing on wellness, the Government has started 1,20,000 Health and Wellness Centres in the country. We aim to have AIIMS in every state of the country.”

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