AIIMS Jodhpur, Central govt to set up Telemedicine Centre in Sirohi
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur and Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India have joined forces to set up a telemedicine centre in Sirohi.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Jodhpur and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India are all set to establish a telemedicine centre in Sirohi, Rajasthan. The centre will be established to provide quality health care services to tribals via AIIMS Jodhpur experts.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs tweet reads, "@TribalAffairsIn, in collaboration with @aiims_jodhpur has set up a Telemedicine Centre (Satellite Centre for Tribal #health & #research ) in Sirohi, #Rajasthan - Tribal Aspirational Dist., is aimed at providing quality Healthcare Services to tribals via @aiims_jodhpur experts."
Telemedicine centre will provide speciality care in eight departments including General Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Physical Medicine Rehabilitation, Psychiatry & Dermatology and super speciality care in 5 departments - Cardiology, Nephrology, Neurology, Endocrinology and Urology.
As per the ministry's data 830 new patients registered in the Hospital Information System (HIS) of AIIMS Jodhpur and received teleconsultations and 80% of them said they are extremely satisfied with the telemedicine services, 150+ patients availed super speciality care, translating to a reduction in healthcare expenditure and more than 300 missed days at work were saved by patients due to travel distance for medical care.
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