Chandigarh, July 11 -- The Haryana government on Friday said that the Tele-ECG service launched on May 29 has emerged as a lifesaving initiative for patients suffering from heart ailments. Officials said that since its launch, 2,688 patients across the state have benefited from the service.

The rapid diagnostic system identified 131 critically-ill patients, enabling timely medical intervention. The Tele-ECG service covers 600 government healthcare institutions across Haryana, including 71 district civil hospitals and sub-divisional civil hospitals, 121 community health centres (CHCs), and 408 primary health centres (PHCs). With this service now operational, patients in rural and remote areas can access specialist cardiac diagnosis close ...