Life-saving Health initiatives: 583 heart attack patients saved by STEMI project, AI stroke hub and bone marrow transplants in Punjab
Last Updated: 3 October 2026
AI-driven Stroke Project (Oct 2025): Hub-and-spoke model with CMC Ludhiana (hub), Qure.ai & Medtronic; spokes at district hospitals Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana, Sangrur & GMC Patiala[1]
-- 700+ suspected stroke patients screened in a few months; AI analyses CT scans in minutes and neurologists guide doctors in real time
-- 6 severe stroke patients got free Mechanical Thrombectomy (costs ₹5-6 lakh in private hospitals)
AI-powered cancer & vision screening (Sept 2025): portable, radiation-free AI devices (e.g. Thermalytix by Niramai for breast cancer) launched in 8 districts; target 600 eye check-ups and 300 cancer screenings daily[2]
Jul 2025 (Mission Umeed): Cancer-care pilot launched with WHO India in Bathinda, SAS Nagar (Mohali) and Gurdaspur districts[3]
Life-saving treatment now in Govt hospitals for heart attacks & serious blood disorders
1. STEMI project for heart attacks ('Mission Amrit')
583 lives saved in pilot phase; now in all 23 districts (expanded statewide on 1 July 2025)[4][5]
-- 14,000+ chest pain patients screened; 1,305 heart attack (STEMI) patients identified in pilot[4:1]
Free clot-busting injection (Tenecteplase, costs ~₹30,000 in market) at district & sub-divisional hospitals within the golden hour[4:2]
How it works (Hub & Spoke)[4:3]
- Spokes: District & sub-divisional hospitals diagnose via tele-ECG with cardiologists & give the injection
- Hubs (6): DMCH Ludhiana, GMCH-32 Chandigarh, Govt Medical Colleges Patiala, Faridkot & Amritsar, AIIMS Bathinda for further treatment
- 700+ doctors & staff trained at DMCH Ludhiana
Earlier: Heart patients lost 2-3 critical hours reaching a big hospital[4:4]
2. Bone marrow transplant
Punjab's 1st public-sector bone marrow transplant (BMT) facility with CMC Ludhiana (MoU, 12 June 2025)[6][7]
- Free HLA typing & subsidised transplants for poor patients
- Priority for thalassemia children under 12: a successful transplant cures them, no lifelong blood transfusions
- Also for blood cancers & other blood disorders; centre to train doctors too
Details:
References:
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=212027 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 11 Oct 2025) ↩︎
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=211176 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 23 Sept 2025) ↩︎
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=208361 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 30 Jul 2025) ↩︎
https://www.deshclick.com/en/2025/07/01/583-lives-saved-in-pilot-phase-punjabs-life-saving-stemi-project-now-expanded-statewide/ (Punjab Govt Press Release, 1 July 2025) ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-expands-stemi-project-for-heart-attack-patients-101751397581972.html ↩︎
https://yespunjab.com/punjab-cmc-ludhiana-signs-mou-to-establish-states-first-public-sector-bone-marrow-transplant-facility/ (Punjab Govt Press Release) ↩︎
https://medicaldialogues.in/news/health/hospital-diagnostics/punjab-to-set-up-bone-marrow-transplant-centre-149847 ↩︎
