TRICHY: A host of new advanced medical equipment worth Rs 1 crore provided to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) here would be a boon for patients from Trichy and neighbouring districts as they can avoid visiting costly private hospitals. Tamil Nadu minister for khadi and village industries, T P Poonachi, inaugurated the equipment at the hospital on Sunday.
Ten new medical equipment have been unveiled in the departments of ophthalmology, neurology, gastroenterology and bio-chemistry. Dr A Kathikeyan, MGMGH dean, told TOI, "The new machines would help us to provide the best treatment to the patients. They were sanctioned by the state government recently. They will be operational soon. Henceforth, the patients need not be referred to other hospitals."
In the latest upgrade, the ophthalmology department received four devices . Dr Parthiban Purushothaman, ophthalmology chief, said, "With the new equipment, we can provide advanced treatment for diabetic retinopathy and perform stitch-less cataract surgeries. Normally, patients have to spend Rs 40,000 to Rs 55,000 for cataract surgeries in private hospitals. Moreover, the patient need not be hospitalised for several days, post surgery." In a minor makeover, an existing room in the hospital was converted into electroencephalography (EEG) and electro neuro myography (ENMG) centres. Dr M A Aleem, the chief of neurology department said, "The new machines worth Rs 10 lakh are used to diagnose muscular and neurological diseases and various types of epilepsy. Such cases were earlier referred to Thanjavur medical college hospital. " Video colonoscopy and video endoscopy machines have now come up at the department of surgical gastroenterology, while the bio-chemistry department gets a boost with an auto analyser and blood gas analyzer. The computer radiology imaging system enables the viewing of X-ray data in eight wards of the hospital.
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