Archive · 29 Sep 2026
State Government Expands Cardiac Care With New Cath Labs
The state government says it will provide more help for people with heart diseases.
A new heart-testing and treatment lab will open in Kakinada on October 1.
Three more labs are planned in Tirupati, Nellore and Srikakulam.
These labs can help doctors examine and treat heart problems.
The government also plans to start open-heart surgeries in Anantapur.
This could help people in the Rayalaseema region avoid traveling far for treatment.
Over the past two years, heart centers treated 4.48 lakh people.
Many patients received tests, angioplasties, bypass surgeries and heart-valve replacements.
A new public-private-partnership cath lab will begin operating at the government hospital in Kakinada on October 1.
Three additional cath labs will be established at government teaching hospitals in Tirupati, Nellore and Srikakulam at an estimated cost of Rs 18 crore.
Eight cath labs are currently operating in government teaching hospitals, including five run directly by the state government and three under PPP arrangements.
Open-heart surgeries will begin in Anantapur to reduce the need for patients from the Rayalaseema region to travel elsewhere.
Ten heart centers provided care to 4.48 lakh people over two years, including 27,024 hospital admissions, 4,724 angioplasties, 14,320 angiograms, 359 bypass surgeries and 111 heart-valve replacements.
- Who
- Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav and the state government.
- What
- The government is expanding cardiovascular healthcare through new cath labs and the planned start of open-heart surgeries in Anantapur.
- When
- The announcement was made on Monday; the Kakinada cath lab is scheduled to become functional on October 1.
- Where
- The new and planned facilities are in Kakinada, Tirupati, Nellore, Srikakulam and Anantapur, with existing heart centers operating across the state.
- Why
- To provide healthcare support to cardiovascular patients and reduce the need for some patients to travel long distances for cardiac treatment.
- New Kakinada facility
- A cath lab under public-private partnership is scheduled to begin operating October 1.
- Additional cath labs
- Three are planned for government teaching hospitals in Tirupati, Nellore and Srikakulam.
- Estimated cost
- Rs 18 crore for the three additional cath labs.
- Existing cath labs
- Eight are operating in government teaching hospitals: five directly run by the state government and three under PPP arrangements.
- Patients receiving care
- 4.48 lakh people received cardiac care through 10 heart centers over two years.
- Hospital admissions
- 27,024 patients were admitted for treatment during that period.
- Procedures performed
- The reported totals included 4,724 angioplasties, 14,320 angiograms, 359 bypass surgeries and 111 heart-valve replacements.