Assam govt invites tender to set up Cath Lab at Silchar Medical College

August 19: Hopefully, the long awaited proposal of setting up of a Cath Lab at Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH) is going to be see the light of the day. In this connection, Director of Medical Education, Assam invited e-Tenders through online procurement system. While inviting the e-bid, the state government wrote, “The intending manufacturer/ accredited dealers for supply and installation of top of the line Flat Panel Digital Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Assam Medical College & Hospital (AMCH), Dibrugarh and Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH) under the Health & Family Welfare Department, Govt. of Assam.”

The e-tender was published in www.assamtenders.gov.in. The bid will be opened on 27 August, 2020 at the Office of the Director of Medical Education Assam, SixMile, Khanapara, Guwahati. The e-Tender is two-bid system. A time frame of 75 days was fixed by the Director of Medical Education, Assam for delivery/ installation schedule and completion of the work.

A Catheterization Laboratory, also known as a “Cardiac Cath Lab,” is a special hospital room where doctors perform minimally invasive tests and procedures to diagnose and treat cardiovascular disease. A cath lab has special imaging equipment used to see the arteries and check how well blood is flowing to and from the heart. This information helps the care team to diagnose and treat blockages and other problems in the arteries. For many patients, these minimally invasive interventional procedures are an appropriate alternative to surgery.  Interventional cardiologists are heart doctors who specialize in treating cardiovascular disease and who have had one to two years of education and training specifically in the use of catheters to perform cardiovascular procedures.