BMCRI working on setting up a centralised diagnostic hub to ease burden on Victoria Hospital’s Infosys central laboratory
BMCRI is proposing to establish a centralized diagnostic hub to alleviate the pressure on the existing laboratory at Victoria Hospital. The new facility aims to streamline services and reduce patient wait times by consolidating multiple laboratories under one roof. The project is estimated to cost around ₹8 crore and is awaiting government approval.
- ▪The Infosys laboratory currently handles samples from approximately 1,500 to 1,600 patients daily, processing over 5,000 tests.
- ▪BMCRI plans to set up the new laboratory on the top floor of the outpatient department building to improve patient flow.
- ▪The existing laboratory infrastructure has not kept pace with the rising patient numbers, leading to staff shortages and equipment issues.
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With mounting pressure on the central diagnostic laboratory on Victoria Hospital campus due to increasing patient load, the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) is now working on a proposal to streamline laboratory and patient services.The laboratory built by the Infosys Foundation serves several hospitals under the BMCRI. A sharp rise in patient load is resulting in long delays for tests and reports. The proposal is to bring the Infosys laboratory and five other laboratories within the campus under one roof.Space identifiedBMCRI director and dean Kavya S.T. told The Hindu that the plan is to set up a centralised laboratory under one roof. “We have identified the place for this laboratory on the top floor of the outpatient department building.
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