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Mangaluru: KSHEMA introduces telemedicine service for patients facing emergency situation

  •   Sat, Mar 28 2020 11:23:23 AM

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Mar 28: After lockdown was enforced in the district for regulating prevalence of coronavirus infection, many hospitals have suspended their outpatient services. Many patients therefore have not been able to consult their doctors and get proper medicines.

Taking note of their predicament, K S Hegde Medical Academy (KSHEMA) Hospital at Deralakatte near here has introduced a novel method of providing consultation services to patients. As the patients cannot be expected to move about because of travel restrictions, the hospital has planned to serve the people online.

WhatsApp numbers of doctors of all the departments have been given. Patients need to provide symptoms of their disease through WhatsApp to the concerned doctors. They also have to provide their name, age, sex, weight, information about the disease, and copies of earlier prescriptions if any. After going through the details, the doctors will call the patients over phone if found necessary. Otherwise, they will either prescribe the medicines or give their opinion. Their observations are recorded in a slip containing the doctor's registration number, which is sent to the WhatsApp number of the patients, who can then obtain medicines from a nearby medical store.

K S Hegde Hospital has come out with this novel initiative for the first time in the entire state in order to help the patients to stay away from the risk of contracting coronavirus infection, and to enable them and their family members to maintain social distance.

 

 
  

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  • Roney & Aboline D’Cunha, Koppa - Dubai -Mangalore

    Sat, Mar 28 2020

    Hats off to the Management m staff of KSHEMA Derlakatte - Mangalore for your innovative concept & initiative in introducing Telemedicine . It is a brilliant idea to help people/patients, who have no physical access with their doctors due to the prevailing Govt restrictions on travel. Trust people will understand this well and make use of this facility freely. This being the very first time, it would take a while to popularise . Even Doctor/Consultant at duty might take time to understand the patient well before prescribing the appropriate medication. A telephone call would certainly make their job easier.

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  • Florine Pinto, Mumbai

    Sat, Mar 28 2020

    Excellent! Good Samaritan thoughts to help people at distress time.
    May God bless

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