Dialysis unit at Erode GH completes one lakh haemodialysis sessions
The Olirum Erodu Foundation (OEF), which has been supporting the unit for the past 13 years, has provided 16 dialysis machines and appointed 23 staff members to operate the facility. The unit currently serves 46 patients every day.
S. Prabhakar, Commissioner and Project Director of the Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernisation Project, and District Collector S. Kandasamy honoured doctors, medical staff, and philanthropists who contributed to the unit's success.
The OEF Chairman, S. Chinnasamy said the foundation focused on key areas including water, education, sports, health, solid waste management, and infrastructure. The OEF has spent around ₹45 crore so far in these sectors. With 92 active members, the foundation had so far invested ₹1 crore in improving the hospital's infrastructure. The dialysis services can be expanded if additional space is made available at the hospital.
Mr. Prabhakar said that the Erode GH dialysis unit also functioned as a training centre for staff from other government hospitals across the State, making it a model unit. He also announced that new technologies will soon be introduced to modernise the State's irrigation systems.
District Collector S. Kandasamy lauded the foundation's efforts in running both the dialysis unit and the blood donor network at Erode GH. He assured that the government will provide additional space to support the expansion of services.
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