Global Health, which operates the hospital chain Medanta announced the launch of tele-ICU services in India, in tie-up with global medtech major GE HealthCare. The initiative called as Medanta e-ICU will offer ‘superspeciality based critical care practices’. The association Medanta-GE HealthCare aims to transform healthcare delivery and address the existing gaps in critical care, with high level knowledge transfer through 24x7 Medanta e-ICU command centre, supported by the technology from GE HealthCare that equips both central and bedside medical teams.

The Command Centre inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath will provide near real-time patient monitoring, even during the odd hours like midnight, enabling early patient interventions. As a result of this fusion, the decision-making ability of an ICU can bring extraordinary results in clinical outcomes. In India, the availability of round-the-clock, well qualified on-site intensivist staff is limited and costly which can result in delays of appropriate clinical decision and may lead to increased morbidity, mortality, and financial burnout. Alternate strategies were needed to bring expertise and proactive, continuous care to critically ill patients.

The command centre aids direct integration of hospitals systems to devices, enabling increased efficiency, greater collaboration, enhanced patient care, and a reduction in cost of care, improving the overall experience for patients and clinical teams.

Medanta will support the service delivery with the help of a closed super specialised critical care medicine team at the command centre, applying globally accepted best practices. “Infrastructural gaps in critical care are more pronounced with limited resources in districts and smaller towns," said Dr. Naresh Trehan, chairman and managing director of Medanta.

"Through this association with GE HealthCare, we aim to offer valuable lifesaving digital tele-ICU services," Trehan added. “With this association, we are combining our proven precision technology with expert clinical knowledge from Medanta to help break the barriers of access and cost; and contribute to better patient care and improved outcomes across all of India,” said Chaitanya Sarawate, president & CEO, GE HealthCare South Asia and MD, Wipro GE Healthcare said,

In January 2023, GE HealthCare completed its spin-off and began trading on Nasdaq. Over the past decades, GE HealthCare has strengthened its presence in India by investing significantly in R&D, manufacturing, distribution capabilities and supply chain.