Santiniketan Medical College partners with Truevis to establish 300 radiology centres
Agartala: Tripura's Santiniketan Medical College and Hospital (SMCH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Truevis Technologies, a leading medical technology solutions provider, to establish 300 radiology centres across Tier II cities and smaller towns over the next five years.
According to a recent UNI report, Saugata Pit, an SMCH executive, said in a statement that the collaboration introduces a robust support framework to help independent radiologists transition from employment to owning their own diagnostic enterprises.
The initiative aims to address key obstacles radiologists face in establishing private practices, including acquiring technology, high capital requirements, and complex operational structures.
“To boost diagnostic services, thereby ensuring better healthcare aligned to the government’s initiative to make smaller towns and cities medical hubs, we aim to develop clinician-owned diagnostic centers across the country, targeting an outreach of over a million patients annually,” Pit stated.
The proposed model prioritizes autonomy for radiologists, allowing them to own their clinics while SMC Clinics and Truevis handle technical and operational complexities. Under the strategic partnership, an investment of Rs 1,000 crore will be made in five years, he announced.
The collaboration aimed to tackle the cancer crisis by deploying advanced imaging equipment like Mammography and PET-CT across 300 centers. The clinician-owned facilities will enable early-stage cancer detection, vital for improving survival rates while cutting costs by up to 30 per cent through local supply chains, Pit mentioned.
While Truevis Technologies will provide end-to-end solutions, including sourcing state-of-the-art medical equipment, vendor management, installation services, and ongoing maintenance, SMCH has shouldered the responsibility for operational strategy, software integration, developing referral networks, and supporting branding efforts, leveraging its affiliation with their setup.
Pit underlined that the modern treatment has largely depended on a technology-based diagnosis system; therefore, the collaboration shifted attention to enabling radiologists to focus on delivering high-quality patient care and to enhance accessibility and quality of diagnostic services across urban and semi-urban areas.
