CHENNAI: SIMS Hospital on Monday unveiled SIMS Hello Doctor – Health on Wheels, India’s first 24×7 digital medical bus aimed at delivering medical services to rural and underserved communities. The mobile unit was flagged off by Health Minister Ma Subramanian.

Designed as a fully paperless, end-to-end care facility, the medical bus offers on-the-spot consultations, health screenings, vaccinations and basic diagnostics, supported by doctors and nursing staff.

Patients can also access real-time teleconsultations with specialists and super-specialists. Emphasising on preventive healthcare, it enables early assessment and detection of non-communicable diseases in rural and marginalised populations. Services include vaccination-on-wheels, one-stop preventive health check-ups and structured follow-up care integrated through a digital platform.

Addressing the gathering, Subramanian said such initiatives were vital to strengthening healthcare delivery. “Medical services must reach people where they live. This initiative reflects the future of healthcare, inclusive, preventive and accessible,” he said.

SRM group chairman Ravi Pachamuthu said that the programme marked a shift beyond conventional hospital-based care. “This 24×7 mobile service will improve outcomes while empowering communities through awareness and early intervention,” he added.

Under its Mission SIMS Village framework, the hospital will deploy the medical bus across villages, schools, colleges and industrial clusters.