EGov Foundation & Assam Government Collaborates to Improve Critical Care in the State

Driving change from the ground up, the eGov Foundation today announced the launch of 23 transformative 10BedICU Projects in Assam in the presence of The Hon'ble Chief Minister of Assam, Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma, and the Hon'ble Health Minister, Shri Keshab Mahanta. The grand inauguration took place at the GMCH Auditorium, Guwahati on 26th June 2023.

Under this pioneering initiative, 10BedICU wards were created in government hospitals of 23 districts across Assam, resulting in a total of 365 ICU beds across the state. In addition, three TeleICU Hubs will be established at prestigious medical institutions, including Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH), and Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh (AMCH).

The 10BedICU Project is a remarkable public-private partnership (PPP) between the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Assam, eGovernments Foundation, and Karuna Trust. Its primary objective is to ensure critical care services are accessible to every district, even the most remote regions of the country. Echoing this sentiment, the Hon'ble Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Assam, Shri. Keshab Mahanta, affirmed, “The 10BedICU Project is a good initiative which will provide access to critical care facilities to our people closer to their homes.

It will help reduce the burden on families.” Shri. Srikanth Nadhamuni, Chairman of the 10BedICU Project and Founder CTO Aadhaar, also shared his thoughts, stating, "Through a careful design involving medical equipment, CARE software and TeleICU cloud access, we attempt to transform critical care in Assam, and make it accessible to all. We are indeed delighted to witness the launch of 10BedICUs in 23 districts and the TeleICU launch in Guwahati, Silchar and Dibrugarh – by the Honourable chief minister of Assam” One of the project's most promising aspects is the Tele-ICU Hub and spoke model, where specialist doctors from medical colleges are able to provide consultations online for resource-constrained and remote locations. The launch event on June 26, 2023, will mark a new chapter in Assam's healthcare journey, as the state takes a giant stride towards providing comprehensive and technologically advanced healthcare services to all its citizens.