E-hospital system to be expanded to 180 government hospitals, says U.T. Khader
The State government plans to expand its e-hospital system from 40 to 180 government hospitals, digitizing patient records and making them accessible across the network while ensuring privacy. Health Minister U.T. Khader also announced plans for private hospital access, broadband connectivity, tele-ICUs, and neonatal care units, with significant funding allocated.
Why it matters
This expansion aims to improve healthcare accessibility, efficiency, and patient care through digital record management and advanced medical facilities, potentially transforming public health services in the region.
The State government will expand the e-hospital system’s coverage from 40 government hospitals to 180 across the State, Health and Family Welfare Minister U.T. Khader said in Mangaluru on Thursday.
Under the e-hospital system, the government digitally maintains patient treatment and laboratory test records and makes them accessible across the 180 hospitals. “Care will be taken to ensure the privacy of the records,” Mr. Khader told reporters that, in the coming years, the government will provide private hospitals access to treatment information, enabling patients to continue treatment there.
The Minister said four different e-hospital system modules had been in place for the past three months in 40 government hospitals across four revenue divisions. “Whichever model works well will be adopted to have a paperless office system across 180 government hospitals,” he said.
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