Kolkata :

For Doctors Day on Wednesday, Medica Hospital, in association with Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Indian Medical Association, Bengal branch, launched Tele-ICU facilities. Designed by Philips India Ltd, the technology is a specialist-led ICU care to be monitored from a command centre.

Kolkata’s branch will serve as the command center, which will be connected to other Medica Hospital branches.

“Our specialists sometimes have to fly to other centers to monitor critical cases. This Tele-ICU facility will enable them to monitor patients from Kolkata itself,” said Dr Alok Roy, chairman of Medica Hospital.

“The command center will get all the data about the patient online. These are real time data. The experts in the command center can monitor and intervene whenever the need arises,” said Dr Arindam Kar, director of Medica Institute of Critical Care.

“I am sure this Tele-ICU service is going to help patients. We are also trying to upgrade technology-aided services in government hospitals,” said health minister Chandrima Bhattacharya. The hospital also organized a quiz contest on Wednesday.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Kolkata / TNN / July 02nd, 2015