Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Integrated Laboratory Opens at Guntakal Hospital to Expand Diagnostics
A new laboratory has opened at Guntakal Area Hospital.
It is called an Integrated Public Health Laboratory.
The laboratory is part of a large healthcare programme costing ₹249 crore.
JP Nadda and Chandrababu Naidu launched the programme online.
Doctors and local public officials attended the opening.
The facility can perform more advanced medical tests at the hospital.
Patients may not need to travel elsewhere for these tests.
This could save them time and money.
Officials also said the tests could help detect diseases faster.
An Integrated Public Health Laboratory was inaugurated at Guntakal Area Hospital on Saturday.
The facility is part of a ₹249 crore statewide healthcare rollout.
Union Health Minister JP Nadda and Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu virtually launched the rollout.
The laboratory will provide advanced diagnostic testing at the hospital.
Officials said on-site testing will reduce travel, costs, and delays in disease detection.
- Who
- The laboratory was inaugurated by local officials, with Union Health Minister JP Nadda and Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu launching the broader programme virtually.
- What
- An Integrated Public Health Laboratory was inaugurated to provide advanced diagnostic testing.
- When
- The inauguration took place on Saturday.
- Where
- Guntakal Area Hospital.
- Why
- To provide faster on-site testing while reducing patients’ travel time and expenses.
- Facility
- Integrated Public Health Laboratory
- Location
- Guntakal Area Hospital
- Investment
- ₹249 crore statewide healthcare rollout
- Launch format
- Virtually launched by JP Nadda and Chandrababu Naidu
- Funding
- PM-ABHIM
- Expected benefit
- Advanced on-site testing, reduced travel costs, and faster disease detection
- Local participants
- MP Ambica Lakshminarayana, MLA Gummanur Jayaram, and Joint Collector C Vishnu Charan