Kolkata: Pressure Installation in hospitals, which are overwhelmed by X-ray patients in external facilities and patients, seems to have dropped a little for the last 15 days with more than 2,000 e-clinics of more than 1 lakh during this period.
Inaugurated by the Chairman of the Minister of Mamata Banerjee, E-Clinics also set a patient referral system from primary to tertiary and super special facilities.
Taking a signal of the success of the telemedicine system for Covid patients, the State Health Department has converted more than half of Suswasthya Kendras, which is used to provide health advice that is not perfect at the grassroots level, to e-clinic to regulate people’s health by regulating video calls between doctors and patients.
After checking the patient, the doctor produces e-recipes and drugs are provided free of charge to them from the e-clinic itself.
“All programs are being monitored through an online application called ‘Swasthya Ingit’.” The main minister instructed to take advantage of the telemedicine to the grassroots level.
‘Swasthya Ingit’ is a product of CM vision to take health services to the grassroots level, “said Narayan Swarup Narup Naroup Health Secretary.
The state has been divided into several zones and zonal hub coordinates with e-clinics personnel and connecting patients with available doctors.” For example, most doctors in East Midnapore are busy treating patients in hospitals, doctors available at 24 South Parts can take care of East Midnapore E-Clinics patients.
All operations are being monitored at the Swasthya Sathi building from the Ministry of Health Headquarters, “Ravi Rajan, Secretary Joint and responsible for Swasthya Ingit.
In fact, some superspecific doctors also treat patients.
At present, 2,313 Suswasthya Kendras is converted to e-clinics.
However, The department has a plan to convert all the 4200 centers to e-clinics so that more people can reap health care and health benefits in front of their door, said an official.
Apart from the diagnosis of easy and early health problems, many complications and hospitalizations can Avoided.
Because all operations are in E format, a large amount of health data is produced.
Through analytics, we can have a clearer picture of a common disease that can help the government to take improvement steps.
In addition, e-clinics also systematizes the method patient references from primary to tersel facility r and supplespection.
“Now, a patient from a remote part of Bengal is immediately taken to a city hospital like NRS or SSKM.
This practice not only places pressure on limited resources, but also saves patients from suffering unnecessary harassment,” said a government hospital doctor .