Public radiology at the standard of India's best private hospitals.
5C Network supports Government of Karnataka and public-sector hospitals across 10+ Indian states with hybrid intelligence reporting — Bionic AI pre-read, NMC-registered radiologist sign-off, peer-review QA, structured report in 15–24 minutes. Used by district hospitals, taluk hospitals, primary health centres, Government Medical Colleges, and autonomous state institutes.
India has roughly one radiologist per 100,000 people. The gap is widest where it hurts most.
Most of India's radiologists are concentrated in tier-1 cities. Tier-2 and tier-3 districts — and the Government Medical Colleges and district hospitals serving them — often wait 18 months or more to recruit a permanent radiologist, and even then frequently lose the appointment within a year. Stroke patients, road-traffic-accident trauma, TB screenings, maternal scans, and emergency CTs sit in queues that an in-house single-radiologist model cannot clear.
5C Network was built for exactly this gap. A network of 400+ NMC-registered radiologists, supported by Bionic AI trained on 3+ billion medical images, reports for 1,500+ hospitals across India — including district hospitals, taluk hospitals, primary health centres, and Government Medical Colleges — at 15–24 minutes average turnaround. Critical findings are phoned through to the referring clinician on top of the written report.
What 5C delivers for a public hospital
Every read on the 5C network goes through three layers — AI, radiologist, peer review — before it reaches your clinician.
Hybrid intelligence
Bionic AI pre-reads every scan and flags candidate findings. An NMC-registered radiologist validates or corrects each flag and writes the report. AI never reports alone.
Full modality coverage
X-Ray, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Mammography, Doppler, PET-CT — including CTPA, CT KUB, MRCP, obstetric ultrasound, DEXA and more.
24/7, no coverage gaps
Distributed network of radiologists across India time zones. Nights, weekends, holidays — covered. 15-minute SLA for emergency reads. Nighthawk coverage details.
Subspecialty on-demand
Neuro, MSK, cardiothoracic, body imaging, breast imaging, paediatric — no need to hire specialists for a district hospital. Pulled in scan-by-scan from the network.
Government of Karnataka
5C Network's largest public-sector partnership. Six Government Medical Colleges, one autonomous cardiovascular institute, and a fleet of district and taluk hospitals serving rural Karnataka — supported with the same hybrid intelligence reporting that runs the best private hospitals in Bangalore.
Government Medical Colleges and institutes supported
Districts of Karnataka reached
SIMS Shivamogga — 1 lakh+ scans reported
Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences is 5C Network's single-largest Government of Karnataka deployment. Over a hundred thousand radiology studies — across CT, MRI, X-ray, and ultrasound — have been read on the 5C platform for SIMS, supporting the medical college's outpatient services, emergency department, and the network of taluk hospitals it acts as a referral centre for.
Other large GoK deployments include Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences (50,000+ scans) and Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (40,000+ scans).
10+ states with public-sector engagement
Public-sector cumulative reporting volume across India has crossed 4.5 lakh scans. Engagements range from individual district hospitals to multi-facility state-level programmes.
Built for public-sector audit and assurance
Every framework a district administration or state health department evaluates.
Every report signed by a National Medical Commission-registered radiologist with their registration number on the report.
Reporting workflow, peer-review QA, escalation protocols, and audit trail aligned to NABH standards for radiology departments.
Integration with AERB-licensed equipment across X-Ray, CT, mammography, and DEXA. Workflow supports e-LORA and RSO record-keeping.
Patient data is processed only as needed for clinical reporting, with role-based access, encrypted transmission, and a documented audit trail.
All reads are admissible across Indian public-sector hospitals, district administrations, and clinical-legal proceedings.
Obstetric ultrasound and related reads operate strictly within the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act — no sex determination, no gender-related comment.
Recognised where it matters
Institutions a district administration trusts.
Frontier Technologies Hub feature
"From 2 Days to 30 Minutes: How 5C Network Is Rewiring Diagnostics in India" — published in the Government of India's Frontier Tech Hub (Sep 2025).
Read on niti.gov.in →AI-Ready Hospital playbook
Co-launched with the Association of Healthcare Providers India (AHPI) — a 36-month implementation roadmap for hospitals integrating AI into clinical workflows (Feb 2026).
View the playbook →National showcase
5C Network is among the Indian ventures the Ministry of Education is featuring at Bharat Innovates 2026 in Nice.
Read on YourStory →"The Radiologist That Never Sleeps"
Profile of the Bionic AI Suite and 5C's hybrid intelligence approach (May 2026).
Read on MIT Sloan India →From first conversation to live reporting in days, not quarters
We work with whatever procurement pathway your district or state prefers.
Scoping conversation
DC, Health Department, or Arogya Raksha Samiti chair shares scan volumes, modalities, current TAT, and pain points. We map the right solution: 24/7 cover, subspecialty fill, full outsourcing, or hybrid.
Demonstration on anonymised cases
We walk through reports on a sample case-set — modality mix from a similar district — so your radiologists and clinicians can evaluate the actual quality, not just the pitch.
Procurement
MoU with the district health office, ARS-level engagement, state-level empanelment, GeM, or RFP — whichever pathway your state uses. We respond to all formats.
72-hour onboarding
DICOM connectivity Day 1. Template and escalation setup Day 2. Production go-live Day 3. No hardware installation. Critical-finding phone-escalation live from day one.
5C Network's public-sector pricing is structured for sustainability — pay-per-scan with no fixed installation, salary, or locum commitment. Specific pricing is shared on request through the formal procurement pathway your state uses.
Questions a District Collector usually asks
How can a District Collector or Arogya Raksha Samiti procure 5C Network for government hospitals?
Which Government of Karnataka hospitals and medical colleges already use 5C Network?
Is 5C Network present in states other than Karnataka?
Are 5C Network reports medico-legally valid for use in government hospitals?
How does 5C Network handle data security and patient privacy in a public hospital setting?
What modalities does 5C Network report for government hospitals?
How quickly can a district hospital go live with 5C Network?
Has 5C Network been recognised by the Government of India or industry bodies?
Bring 5C to your district hospitals.
A 30-minute conversation is enough to scope whether 5C is the right fit for your facilities. We work with DCs, ARS chairs, Principals of Government Medical Colleges, and State Health Department officers.
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