It’s a fully connected, AI-powered, phygital healthcare system built for India’s Rural Public Healthcare.
India accounts for 15% of global maternal deaths, with rural women at the highest risk due to lack of monitoring.
Over 60% of rural patients delay seeking medical care due to distance and travel costs.
70% of rural healthcare costs are paid out-of-pocket, pushing families into debt.
1 in 3 rural Indians lacks access to a doctor.
Over 50% of newborn deaths occur due to preventable conditions that go undetected in time.
Overburdened hospitals lead to long wait times, with rural patients waiting up to 3x longer than urban patients.
Less than 25% of rural health centers have access to a patient's medical history, leading to misdiagnoses and delays in care
Rural patients often travel over 50 km to access specialists, delaying critical interventions
Millions suffer due to a lack of specialist care in their vicinity.
Tech-powered healthcare reaches every village, eliminating the need to travel for basic medical care and giving access to specialists from their vicinity.
Every patient receives continuous, proactive, and personalized care, ensuring better long-term health.
All mothers and newborns get timely risk detection and life-saving interventions.
Health centers are digitally connected, allowing seamless medical history access.
High-quality healthcare is affordable, reducing out-of-pocket expenses for rural families.
Specialist consultations happen remotely, cutting long wait times and reducing critical delays.Shape
Patient care services coordinated
Fewer hospital readmissions in pilot districts
Reduced waiting time resulting faster specialist consultations
Lowered out-of-pocket expenses for thousands of families
Reduced IMR (Infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Reduced MMR (Maternal deaths per 1,00,000 live births)
Prominent Leaders, including Chief Ministers, Policymakers, and Healthcare Experts, have witnessed the impact of Tata MD’s Digital Nerve Centre (DiNC) firsthand
Hon’ble Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
Excited to see a successfully implemented patient centric care coordination model augmenting public health system & India centric healthcare delivery model in Kolar. IT combines high-end technology, people & process very efficiently.
Chief Executive Officer, Niti Aayog, Government of India
A fascinating visit to the Digital Health Nerve Centre which technologically integrates Sub Centres, PHC, CHC and DT Hospital & ensures efficient patient care at grassroot level. Great work by TATA’s
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, National Health Authority, India
Excellent work by Health team & team led by Girish Krishnamurthy on setting up Digital Nerve Centre in Kolar, Karnataka. Hold great promises for revitalizing primary care & linking referrals to secondary & tertiary health care.
Chairman, Tata Sons
DiNC enables to set up a system which captures data by recording information as it happens, organizes and sequences structured and unstructured data allowing to perform analytics. This when combined with compassion along with people who deliver service to patients will enable transformation of public healthcare services in India.
Uses India’s National Digital Health Infrastructure.
Rapid deployment in any district/state.
Works with existing Government Hospitals and PHCs.
The Sankala Report highlights Tata MD’s role in transforming rural healthcare through digitalization, faster diagnostics, and improved accessibility to underserved communities.
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