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Buggies to shift patients at Wenlock Hospital to be procured soon

Mangaluru: The Govt Wenlock District Hospital is all set to procure buggies for the convenience of patients receiving treatment at various blocks within its 15.7-acre campus. The hospital will use buggies to shift patients from one block to another for tests and other procedures. Dr DS Shivaprakash, superintendent of Wenlock Hospital, said that MLC Ivan D'Souza sanctioned Rs 7 lakh from his local area development fund to procure buggies. "The tender process will have to be done through the district administration. Since most of the blocks in the hospital are not linked and are spread across the campus, buggies will be helpful to shift patients from one block to another. In addition, we also have plans to link all the buildings inside the hospital campus through skybridges. It is difficult to shift patients in buggies during the rainy season. Currently, the medicine block and surgery block are connected via a skybridge. Once all blocks are connected via skybridges, patients will not need to go outside to reach another block," Dr Shivaprakash said. "Since our hospital is celebrating 175 years, we are expecting sponsors to donate for the modernisation of the govt hospital. There are plans to convert the facility into an e-hospital, which will require the procurement of computers and other peripheral equipment. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like The Killer New Toyota 4Runner Is Utter Perfection (Take A Look) MorninJoy Undo We also have a vision to equip hospital wards with a robotic drug delivery system. However, it will require a huge investment to procure the equipment for the system. Hence, we are planning to equip wards with an automated drug dispensing system, which is currently in use in developed countries. Once we find sponsors, we will go ahead with the plans," he said. A new OPD block will be developed for the hospital at an estimated cost of Rs 70 crore. With the hospital celebrating 175 years, various development works are underway to develop it on par with the AIIMS, he added.