Coimbatore: With a second Covid-19 wave subsides and the level of pioneering the test drops to 2%, people become more confident to step into the hospital again.
It’s not only to accompany or visit loved ones, but for elective surgical procedures involving a few hours or inpatient days.
Most major multi and single special hospitals say they have begun to carry out electrified operations of almost 80% to 100% of their pre-covid capacity.
During the past month, Tamil Nadu’s health system project has approved insurance claims for elective surgical procedures as well.
This, together with the falling amount of Covid-19 patients, easy oxygen is available and a decrease in hospital infection, it is better to position the hospital to carry out elective operations.
PSG Hospital, Covid-19 Private Hospital, said the second wave could be divided into two phases.
“In the first phase, we only do emergency operations and shipping, while canceling all elective operations including those for hernias, cysts, gallbladies and hysterectomy, etc.
In the second phase, because of the lack of acute oxygen, we refer to emergency procedures, we refer to patients Non-covid to another hospital, “said Dr.
JS Bhuvaneshwaran, director of the hospital.
In June the third week, the hospital slowly began carrying out 10 operations per week and four weeks later the number gradually increased to 35 operations a week, which was 90% of pre-covid time.
“Our outpatient services have also touched 75% of pre-covid time,” he said.
Many hospitals, in fact, have continued large transplants and replacement operations in the past month.
Dr.
Kumaran, Dean, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, said, “We have restarted the knee replacement, large operation, important heart procedures such as by-pass operations and angioplasty, and skin grafts, etc.
We have started to do almost 75% From us.
Previous capacity 80 procedure a day.
“Dr.
CC Palanielu, Chairman of the Permata Hospital, said that fear between patients had dropped.
“We have asked people with simple stacks, gallbladder problems and hernias to manage with drugs during the wave peak.” The hospital said elective operations contributed anywhere between 50% and 100% of all procedures carried out and accounts for most income.
“Although this is an important part of income, some elective procedures are also important for patients, especially in terms of handling cancer tumors and distributing infections,” said Dr.
Rajasekharan, Chairperson, Orthopedic Department of Hospital and Spine Ganga.
“We have so many people coming after late June with extreme pain and complications, and cancer tumors in the spine.” Dr.
Palanielu said they also had many patients with severe ulcers and hernias.
“They are relieved, because we can complete the procedure.”