Archive · 24 Jul 2026
Gandhi Hospital Acquires ₹2.69-Crore Heart-Lung Machine
Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad has received a new heart-lung machine that costs ₹2.69 crore.
This machine helps doctors perform open-heart surgeries by temporarily taking over the functions of the heart and lungs.
The machine was inaugurated by Dr Gaurav Uppal, who is the managing director of the Telangana Medical Services and Infrastructure Development Corporation.
The machine was ordered in April and installed in July.
This new equipment will help the hospital do more complex heart surgeries safely and precisely.
Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad acquired a heart-lung machine costing ₹2.69 crore.
The machine was inaugurated by Dr Gaurav Uppal, managing director of TGMSIDC.
The Livanova (Germany) Essenz Pulse HCU-3T system was ordered in April and installed in July.
The machine will enable advanced open-heart surgeries with improved precision and safety.
It temporarily performs the functions of the heart and lungs during surgery.
- Who
- Gandhi Hospital doctors and Dr Gaurav Uppal
- What
- Acquisition of a heart-lung machine
- When
- Friday
- Where
- Gandhi Hospital, Hyderabad
- Why
- To enhance the capacity for advanced open-heart surgeries
Government Investment
Private Sector Investment
Funding Source
Government Investment
The government invested ₹2.69 crore in the heart-lung machine.
Private Sector Investment
Private sector could have potentially funded the machine.
- Machine Cost
- ₹2.69 crore
- Machine Model
- Livanova (Germany) Essenz Pulse HCU-3T system
- Inauguration Date
- Friday
- Inaugurator
- Dr Gaurav Uppal
- Procurement Period
- Last week of April to first week of July