Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Andhra Pradesh Expands Cardiac Care in Government Hospitals
The Andhra Pradesh government is adding more heart-treatment equipment to public hospitals.
This is meant to help poor and rural patients receive care closer to home.
New Cath Labs are planned in Tirupati, Nellore and Srikakulam.
Four more heart-lung machines will be bought for government hospitals.
Doctors will also receive new heart-testing machines, monitors and defibrillators.
Open-heart surgery is expected to start soon in Anantapur.
A larger heart centre is also planned in Kakinada.
Officials said thousands of patients have already received heart treatment through state hospitals and assistance programs.
They also said free emergency injections helped heart-attack patients under the STEMI programme.
Andhra Pradesh plans new Cath Labs in Tirupati, Nellore and Srikakulam at an estimated cost of Rs 18 crore.
The government will spend Rs 10 crore on four heart-lung machines and Rs 6 crore on 2D Echo machines and other cardiac equipment.
The overall plan to strengthen cardiac infrastructure in major government hospitals is valued at Rs 34 crore.
Open-heart surgeries are expected to begin soon at Anantapur, while a 50,000-square-foot heart centre is planned for Kakinada.
State heart centres recorded 4,724 angioplasties, 14,320 angiograms, 359 bypass surgeries and 111 valve replacements across 2024-25 and 2025-26.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh government, led on this announcement by Medical and Health Minister Y Satya Kumar Yadav, is expanding public cardiac services.
- What
- The government is investing Rs 34 crore in Cath Labs, heart-lung machines, 2D Echo machines, ICU monitors, defibrillators and other cardiac equipment.
- When
- The announcement was made ahead of World Heart Day, observed on September 29; the reported activity covers 2024-25, 2025-26 and other stated periods through September 2026.
- Where
- Government teaching hospitals and heart centres across Andhra Pradesh, including Kakinada, Tirupati, Nellore, Srikakulam and Anantapur.
- Why
- To provide advanced cardiac treatment closer to patients, especially poor and rural families, and reduce travel for treatment.
- Total infrastructure plan
- Rs 34 crore
- New Cath Labs
- Planned for teaching hospitals in Tirupati, Nellore and Srikakulam; estimated cost Rs 18 crore
- Existing Cath Labs
- Eight in government teaching hospitals: five government-operated and three under public-private partnerships
- Heart-lung machines
- Four additional machines planned at hospitals in Tirupati, Kadapa, Anantapur and Guntur; allocation of Rs 10 crore
- Heart-centre activity
- 4,48,863 outpatient visits and 27,024 admissions during 2024-25 and 2025-26
- Cardiac procedures
- 4,724 angioplasties, 14,320 angiograms, 359 bypass surgeries and 111 valve replacements during the same period
- STEMI programme
- 5,111 patients received free Tenecteplase injections between June 2024 and September 25, 2026; reported survival rate was 95.69%