Archive · 3 Jun 2025
KGMU Lucknow Introduces Real-Time ICU Bed Info and Pneumatic Tube System
KGMU hospital in Lucknow is making things easier for patients and their families!
They've launched a new digital dashboard that shows how many ICU beds with ventilators are available in real-time.
This helps people know if there's a bed open and reduces confusion.
Also, they're installing a special tube system to send blood samples quickly between wards and the lab.
This means less running around for attendants.
The new tube system will send samples using a vacuum-based system.
To make things even better, KGMU will soon offer digital payment options.
KGMU launched a digital dashboard to show the real-time status of ICU ventilator beds.
The dashboard aims to improve transparency and provide timely information to patients.
A pneumatic tube system will transport samples, reducing the need for attendants to move between wards and labs.
The tube system will use a vacuum-based method for quick sample transport.
Digital payment facility will be launched to cut down diagnostic queues.
- Who
- KGMU, patients and their attendants.
- What
- Launching a digital dashboard for ICU bed status and a pneumatic tube transport system.
- When
- Dashboard launched on Monday; tube system to start two months after tendering.
- Where
- KGMU Trauma Centre, Lucknow
- Why
- To improve transparency, provide timely information, and streamline processes for patients.
- Hospital
- KGMU Trauma Centre
- Location
- Lucknow
- Dashboard Purpose
- Display ICU ventilator bed status in real-time
- Tube System Purpose
- Transport samples between wards and labs
- Tube System Cost
- Rs 2 crore (estimated)
