State plans to increase dialysis beds to meet rising demand
To cater to the demand of chronic kidney disease patients requiring dialysis, state govt is looking at increasing the number of dialysis beds. Govt in 2024-25 approved the setting up of five new dialysis beds at health centres in Porvorim, 2, Curchorem, 2, and Dharbandora, 1.
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It is also considering the expansion of dialysis facilities at South Goa district hospital by five beds and the health centre at Sanquelim by two beds, health minister Vishwajit Rane said. There are also plans to increase the number of dialysis beds at GMC, where 350-400 persons undergo dialysis on a monthly basis. The set up at GMC currently has 24 hemodialysis machines with 17 technicians and one dedicated transplant ICU operational.
The directorate of health services has 16 centres offering dialysis with 135 machines and 800 patients undergoing dialysis. With 104 patients, North Goa district hospital sees the highest number of dialysis cases, followed by Canacona Health Centre with 96, South Goa district hospital with 87, and Ponda with 82. Patients undergoing dialysis at health services centres in South Goa are 500.
The South Goa district hospital has 15 dialysis units and is being run as part of the public-private partnership project under the Pradhan Mantri Dialysis Programme.
It offers dialysis from Monday to Saturday, 6am to 8pm, and is managed by Apex Kidney Care Pvt Ltd under the PPP model in collaboration with health services.
All employees at the dialysis unit at South Goa district hospital are under the payroll of Apex Kidney Care and comprise one senior nephrologist on a visiting basis, one dialysis physician, one staff nurse, seven dialysis technicians, and two facility assistants.
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State plans to increase dialysis beds to meet rising demand
Panaji: To cater to the demand of chronic kidney disease patients requiring dialysis, state govt is looking at increasing the number of dialysis beds . Govt in 2024-25 approved the setting up of five new dialysis beds at health centres in Porvorim, 2, Curchorem, 2, and Dharbandora, 1. It is also considering the expansion of dialysis facilities at South Goa district hospital by five beds and the health centre at Sanquelim by two beds, health minister Vishwajit Rane said. There are also plans to increase the number of dialysis beds at GMC, where 350-400 persons undergo dialysis on a monthly basis. The set up at GMC currently has 24 hemodialysis machines with 17 technicians and one dedicated transplant ICU operational. The directorate of health services has 16 centres offering dialysis with 135 machines and 800 patients undergoing dialysis. With 104 patients, North Goa district hospital sees the highest number of dialysis cases, followed by Canacona Health Centre with 96, South Goa district hospital with 87, and Ponda with 82. Patients undergoing dialysis at health services centres in South Goa are 500. The South Goa district hospital has 15 dialysis units and is being run as part of the public-private partnership project under the Pradhan Mantri Dialysis Programme . It offers dialysis from Monday to Saturday, 6am to 8pm, and is managed by Apex Kidney Care Pvt Ltd under the PPP model in collaboration with health services. All employees at the dialysis unit at South Goa district hospital are under the payroll of Apex Kidney Care and comprise one senior nephrologist on a visiting basis, one dialysis physician, one staff nurse, seven dialysis technicians, and two facility assistants.
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- Time of India
State plans to increase dialysis beds to meet rising demand
Panaji: To cater to the demand of chronic kidney disease patients requiring dialysis, state govt is looking at increasing the number of dialysis beds. Govt in 2024-25 approved the setting up of five new dialysis beds at health centres in Porvorim, 2, Curchorem, 2, and Dharbandora, 1. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now It is also considering the expansion of dialysis facilities at South Goa district hospital by five beds and the health centre at Sanquelim by two beds, health minister Vishwajit Rane said. There are also plans to increase the number of dialysis beds at GMC, where 350-400 persons undergo dialysis on a monthly basis. The set up at GMC currently has 24 hemodialysis machines with 17 technicians and one dedicated transplant ICU operational. The directorate of health services has 16 centres offering dialysis with 135 machines and 800 patients undergoing dialysis. With 104 patients, North Goa district hospital sees the highest number of dialysis cases, followed by Canacona Health Centre with 96, South Goa district hospital with 87, and Ponda with 82. Patients undergoing dialysis at health services centres in South Goa are 500. The South Goa district hospital has 15 dialysis units and is being run as part of the public-private partnership project under the Pradhan Mantri Dialysis Programme. It offers dialysis from Monday to Saturday, 6am to 8pm, and is managed by Apex Kidney Care Pvt Ltd under the PPP model in collaboration with health services. All employees at the dialysis unit at South Goa district hospital are under the payroll of Apex Kidney Care and comprise one senior nephrologist on a visiting basis, one dialysis physician, one staff nurse, seven dialysis technicians, and two facility assistants.
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