PCMC-run Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital has arrange a post-COVID rehabilitation heart to assist sufferers, who’ve recovered from the illness, to get again on their toes and carry out their every day chores. Like they did earlier than getting contaminated.
“The crisis of Covid-19 continues for the last one year. Many covid patients who recover from the disease, however, suffer from weakness and reduced lung capacity. They have trouble breathing. To rehabilitate such patients and enhance their ability to perform their daily activities, a Post COVID Rehabilitation Center has been set up by YCMH Hospital,” the PCMC administration mentioned. This heart has develop into operational from fifteenth June.
Dr Rajendra Wabal, Dean of YCM Hospital mentioned, “This center is specially meant for patients who face lung problem. Kovid patients whose oxygen levels had dropped had reduced lung capacity. For such patients, we will provide training and counseling to enhance their lung capacity and overall health.”
Dr Wabble mentioned he has appointed a physiotherapist to assist and information sufferers to get again on their toes. “We will appoint another physiotherapist for this purpose,” he mentioned.
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The machines required to coach such sufferers have been collectively procured by PCMC and Cipla Foundation. “Before starting the centre, YCMH dean Dr. Weible and Cipla Foundation head Anurag Mishra ensured that all compliances were met,” the PCMC administration mentioned.
Till date, Pimpri-Chinchwad has recorded 2,54,526 constructive circumstances. Out of those, 2,49,015 sufferers have been cured. Health officers mentioned greater than 80 per cent of them had been asymptomatic or had delicate signs. “Only people who need oxygen support after blood oxygen levels drop and there is lung involvement will need rehabilitation,” Dr. Weible mentioned.
Meanwhile, Dr Wabal mentioned that two wards have been began for non-COVID sufferers at YCM Hospital. “As the number of Covid patients has come down, we have also started two non-Covid wards. The Covid patients have been kept in two wards,” he mentioned. Dr. Wable additionally mentioned that OPD and IPD amenities have additionally been began for non-COVID sufferers.
In one other improvement, the Standing Committee of PCMC has accepted Rs 1.88 crore to be paid to the contractor working Jumbo Covid Hospital in Nehrunagar. “The total amount to be paid for being a contractor is Rs 5.66 crore. Out of which about Rs 3.77 crore has already been paid to the contractor. The balance amount should also be paid to the contractor,” mentioned committee chairman Nitin Landge.
816 Jumbo Covid Hospital was arrange collectively by PCMC and PMRDA in Nehrunagar in July final 12 months, when coronavirus circumstances began rising.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
