TTD Eo Inagurates New Labpratory in BIRRD

 A new laboratory with advanced equipment was inaugurated by TTD EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy in BIRRD hospital in Tirupati on Wednesday.

Speaking on the occasion, the EO said, the laboratory was commissioned with the modern gadgets at Rs.80lakhs for carrying out various lab tests in Haematology, Serology, Coagulation, Bio-chemistry etc. to the patients of BIRRD and SP Children's Hospital. All the in-house patients will henceforth be tested in this laboratory only. In future, the hospital is gearing up to carry out Pathological and Micro-biological tests also", he added. 

"Even the patients from SVIMS, RUIA and other private hospitals will also be tested in this lab. About 20-25 units of blood is being provided to SVIMS, Maternity, RUIA and outside hospitals every day. Besides, every day 400 OPs, 20 Surgeries, 5 trauma, scoliosis, cerebral palsy, cleft palate, cochlear surgeries are also being carried out in the hospital in a successful manner".

Earlier, the EO inspected the laboratory, micro-biology, bio-chemistry, clinical pathology, blood banks in BIRRD and verified their functioning.

Later he also inspected Sri Padmavathi Children's Heart Centre and also visited the boy who recently had a successful Heart Transplantation. 

JEO for Health and Education Smt Sada Bhargavi, BIRRD Special Officer Dr Reddeppa Reddy, SPCHC Director Dr Srinath Reddy, EE Sri Krishna Reddy and others were present.