Space Hospitals to extend services in 15 AP districts

Visakhapatnam, Aug 17 (UNI) A mobile telemedicine facility involving corporate hospitals in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu will be launched in 15 districts of Andhra Pradesh.

Chennai-based Space Telemedicine Hospitals Ltd,. General Manager P Vinayak Venkatesh told reporters here that ambulances fitted with Very-Small Aperture Terminal (V-Sat) and videoconferencing facilities would be rolled out to help the rural poor to get the modern diagnosis and treatment as part of the new venture of Space Hospitals.

Space Hospitals with 70 centres in the network across the country, would facilitate the referral services of famous hospitals and specialists, he added.

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