Zydus Hospitals, Ahmedabad, and India Medtronic Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), have announced a partnership to support stroke patients in Gujarat via a hub and spoke network. Medtronic will collaborate with Zydus to build an ecosystem that can help in timely diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients by facilitating the use of indigenous AI-enabled technology and providing tools and technologies to support the education and training of doctors in remote hospitals.
In India, nearly 1.8 million patients are affected by stroke each year. In bigger cities with better healthcare infrastructure, patients have a better chance of proper diagnosis and treatment. In peripheral and rural settings, the challenges are greater. A partnership between Zydus hospital and a remote hospital will help the people of peripheral Gujarat deal with stroke effectively. The hub and spoke system works on an advanced AI capable of interpreting a CT scan for a stroke. A team of stroke experts at Zydus will visualize the CT scan and handhold the local physician on further patient management.
This way, the physician at the remote hospital is empowered to decide on the future course of action and the patient receives the right treatment at the right time. Michael Blackwell, Vice President, Medtronic India said,“ Through these collaborations, we can integrate technology to address local healthcare barriers across the care continuum.”
