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Pneumatic tube transportsystem to start at KGMU
Lucknow: Attendants at KGMU trauma centre will no longer have to run from ward to lab to submit blood samples, as the university is set to introduce a pneumatic tube transport system.
Estimated at around Rs 2 crore, the project was inaugurated by Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Monday. Chief Medical Superintendent of KGMUTC Prof Prem Raj Singh explained that the pneumatic tube transport system is a mechanism for transferring material in bulk. The installation work will commence two months after the tendering process concludes. He further said that the trauma centre includes departments of orthopaedics, general surgery, plastic surgery, neurology, medicine and neurosurgery.
It handles a heavy patient load—around 300 to 400 patients daily—keeping the laboratories occupied round-the-clock. As many patients require multiple tests, attendants are frequently seen moving between different counters.
The new tube system will minimise the need for attendants to move about. Nurses or paramedical staff will place the samples in a designated container with test and patient details. This container will be transported to the lab via a vacuum-based system, saving both time and effort, Prof Singh added. To further cut down queues for diagnostics, KGMU will soon launch a digital payment facility.
