About Us

Telangana Diagnostics is a flagship initiative of the Government of Telangana which is implemented through fully equipped In-house Public Laboratories. It was started as part of the free diagnostic initiative program of NHM, launched in January 2018, with the intention to provide free diagnostic facilities to poor and needy patients. It is implemented in a Hub and Spoke model.

Objectives:

  • Telangana Diagnostic’s project is an initiative to provide quality diagnostic services free of cost to every citizen of Telangana.
  • To reduce high out-of-pocket expenditure by poor and middle-class populations.
  • To initiate appropriate treatment based on accurate diagnosis.
  • To screen patients for chronic conditions to enable secondary prevention measures.
  • To reduce delays in treatment, avoid complications, and overall increase the quality of life.

The Hub and Spoke model was first implemented in Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana, which constitutes 40% of the state’s population. A dry run was launched in January 2018 and was formally inaugurated in March 2018 with 25 spokes and 57 types of tests for blood and urine samples. Currently, we are providing 134 types of tests (Pathology, Biochemistry, and Microbial tests) to 489 spokes in the GHMC area.

Further, after the success of the Hub and Spoke model in Hyderabad, in 2020 the Government established 19 District Diagnostic Hubs in 19 districts covering all BDs, PHCs, CHCs, AHs, DH, and GGH in the district. In 2023, the services were extended to all districts. Currently, there are 31 district diagnostic hubs. (District hubs of Medchal Malkajgiri and Narayanpet are upcoming and in the process of establishment). All the hubs are functional 24/7, 7 days a week. One Tribal Diagnostic Hub is functional in Utnoor, Adilabad district.

Apart from pathology, radiology services (USG, tele ECG, X-Ray, Mammogram, and 2D ECHO) are also being provided in the Hub & Spoke model with 51 hubs. 20 mini radiological hubs have been established in the GHMC area, and 31 radiological hubs are functioning in each district.

All hubs are equipped with the latest high-end bi-directional equipment. Dedicated specialist doctors and other staff in pathology, biochemistry, microbiology, and radiology departments are hired and stationed at each hub to monitor, perform, and verify the tests. A custom LIMS was developed to support the program from patient registration, sample collection, bar-code generation, sample consignment preparation, transportation of samples through dedicated vehicles, processing of samples overnight, verification by specialists, and sending reports to patients via SMS links and issuing printed lab reports at the spokes.

Human interactions in different processing steps are minimized by implementing automation to reduce errors. The target turnaround time (TAT) for report verification is 12 hours, and for SMS delivery services, it is 24 hours. Telangana Diagnostics aims to further reduce TAT for the benefit of people and is tirelessly working to achieve the same.