After successfully establishing and revolutionizing market rates at MRI Scan facilities at Kozhikode, Thrissur, Alappuzha and Kottayam, HLL – HINDLABS facility will be available for the public from September 13.

Kerala Minister for Health and Social Justice Ms K.K Shailaja Teacher and Minister for Devaswom and Tourism and Co- Operation Kadakamapally Surendran will inaugurate the MRI and CT Scan Centre, respectively. Scanning facilities for patients will be offered at an attractive discount rate of 60 per cent as HINDLABS, an initiative of HLL Lifecare Limited (HLL), makes functional its MRI and CT scan units at the Sree Avittom Thirunal (SAT) Hospital, said R P Khandelwal CMD, HLL. In addition to the discount, 10 per cent of BPL patients will be offered scans free of cost at HINDLABS.

The new HINDLABS center with an investment of Rs 11.30 crore is equipped with 1.5 Tesla MRI scan machines, and CT Scan, with 128 slices, will provide essential diagnostic services to the patients of Medical College Hospital, SAT, Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) and other outpatients. These machines help in providing reliable test results in a comparatively shorter time. Established in 2009, HLL has established itself as a reliable brand in the field of quality diagnostic services at affordable cost through its diagnostic services division ‘Hindlabs’.

The company has proven expertise in delivering quality and customer-friendly diagnostic services through public-partnership models Mr Khandelwal said and added that the MRI scanning units of HINDLABS have so far benefitted around two lakh patients. HLL also runs a state-of-the art - HINDLABS Diagnostic Centre and Multi-specialty Clinic at the TRIDA Complex Opposite to Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram.