A healthcare model for accessible diagnostics across India

From the beginning, the Aarthi Scans & Labs centers have streamlined care by combining lab tests and imaging under one roof, making sure critically ill patients don’t need to visit multiple locations. Today, the team handles a broad variety of complex and specialized procedures. An advanced imaging solution with a standardized user interface helps staff tackle their specific clinical setup and tasks and enables consistent results for a diverse patient mix.

A standardized remote interface allows uniform protocols and settings across different sites, driving consistent, expert-guided processes. This reduces user-related errors and variability, enhancing the consistency of image acquisition. This is critical for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment planning, especially when every minute counts.

Standardized protocols enable efficient staff training. A unified interface accelerates onboarding of new staff by using standardized processes, allowing team members to apply their skills universally across different sites after being trained on a single system. This enhances overall proficiency and supports rapid scalability. As Prasanna Vignesh explains: “We often recruit staff from rural backgrounds and train them to become managers. Through standardization, we maintain a consistent training program, and most of the time, they end up working in their own neighborhoods.”

Arunkumar Govindarajan: “Our vision is to provide affordable diagnostics, and Siemens Healthineers plays a crucial role in making that happen. The machines we purchase need to last, and our first MRI, bought 22 years ago, is still running. They’ve helped us minimize downtime, allowing uninterrupted service. The longer these machines operate, the more patients we can serve, keeping costs down for everyone.”