Telemedicine hub launched in Raipur

A district surveillance and telemedicine hub was launched in Raipur's MECAHARA Hospital which would connect experts and doctors from across the state to keep an eye on the health of the infected Covid-19 patients.

Raipur:In a bid to assist the doctors in their fight against coronavirus and to provide Covid-19 related help to the patients, a surveillance and telemedicine hub was launched at Bhimrao Ambedkar Hospital (MECAHARA). The hub would be headed by a team of doctors to keep a record of the health status of the infected patients and to give them necessary instructions.

The newly-launched telemedicine hub is well equipped with all the modern facilities which include computers, webcams, TV, and headphones to help doctors diagnose, evaluate, and treat patients even in remote places using telecommunications technology. The hub connects all the Covid-19 designated hospitals in the state situated at multiple locations to deliver remote care whenever required without the building and staffing added facilities.

With the telemedicine facility operational 24 hours in the state, a special provision has also been added to it. The hub would permit experts to link up with doctors of all the hospitals and medical colleges in the evening to take a note of the status of the COVID-19 patients. Experts could call the doctors to know about the newly-infected coronavirus patients, the health of pregnant women, children, and elderly persons.

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"The telemedicine hub will help the doctors to conduct a virtual diagnosis of the patients without physical contact which would reduce the risk of transmission of the deadly virus. A team of doctors will be present at the hospital to help us," Dr. OP Sundrani told ETV Bharat.

Dr. RK Panda, a doctor deployed at the hub said, "Till date, all the COVID patients found in Chhattisgarh are symptomatic. Doctors present at the hub have been advised to check their body temperature at regular interludes. The medical team from across the state would prepare a report on the health status of the infected patients and would also advise doctors at MECAHARA Hospital when to discharge them.

At present, there are 624 active COVID cases in Chhattisgarh and 2,667 patients have been cured and discharged. At least 14 people have succumbed to the disease.