NABL
MC-4182 · ISO 15189:2022
Accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories for medical testing.
About us
HealthFirst Diagnostics began in 2009 as a single collection room on Road No. 12. Today we run a NABL-accredited lab and radiology wing in the same building — still on the principle that a diagnostic report is only worth what its accuracy and timing are worth.
Why we exist
Somebody changes their medication, books a surgery or stops worrying because of what we print. That is the standard we hold ourselves to.
Every sample that arrives here is barcoded at the point of collection and tracked through the lab, so it can never be confused with another. Results run through two levels of quality check before an MD pathologist signs them off — and anything critical is phoned to you and your doctor within the hour, not left sitting in an inbox.
We are enrolled in an external quality assurance programme run out of CMC Vellore, which benchmarks our results against labs across the country every month. It is the least glamorous part of what we do, and the part we are most careful about.
Accreditations
MC-4182 · ISO 15189:2022
Accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories for medical testing.
Quality Management
Documented processes for sample handling, turnaround times and patient grievance redressal.
Registered molecular lab
Approved for RT-PCR and molecular diagnostics, reporting directly to the national portal.
CMC Vellore programme
Enrolled in external quality assurance, with our results benchmarked against national peers monthly.
The people
Not a network of outsourced labs — the same consultants, in this building, every day.
Chief Pathologist & Lab Director
MD (Pathology), 18 years
Former consultant at Osmania General Hospital. Signs off on every abnormal haematology and histopathology report.
Consultant Radiologist
MD (Radiodiagnosis), 12 years
Reports ultrasound, Doppler and digital X-ray on the same day, with urgent findings phoned to your doctor.
Consultant Biochemist
MD (Biochemistry), 14 years
Runs our internal quality control programme and the daily calibration of the Roche cobas analysers.
Chief Phlebotomist
DMLT, 9 years
Leads our home-collection team of 14 phlebotomists covering Hyderabad from 6:30 AM daily.
Our history
Dr. Anjali Rao opens HealthFirst on Road No. 12 with one centrifuge and a manual cell counter.
The lab clears NABL assessment, and begins accepting referrals from hospitals across Banjara Hills.
Digital X-ray, ultrasound and 2D echo are added on the ground floor for step-free access.
Our phlebotomy team grows to 14, covering Gachibowli, HITEC City, Madhapur and the old city.
We deploy an AI voice receptionist so that no patient call goes unanswered — day, night or festival.
We're on Road No. 12 in Banjara Hills, open from 6:30 AM. Call +91 40 4855 2900 to book — Aasha answers at any hour.