Three new cath labs to come up at govt. teaching hospitals in A.P.

New catheterisation laboratories (cath labs) will soon be established at government teaching hospitals in Tirupati, Nellore and Srikakulam to expand and strengthen cardiac healthcare services, Health, Medical and Family Welfare Minister Satya Kumar Yadav said on Monday.

In a statement issued on the eve of World Heart Day on September 29, the Minister said the tender process was under way for setting up the three cath labs at a cost of ₹18 crore.

A cath lab equipped with modern infrastructure at the Kakinada Government General Hospital would be opened to the public from October 1, he said.

At present, eight cath labs are functioning at government teaching hospitals across the State. Three of them, including the one at Kakinada, have been established under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.