IMA joins hands with Karnal hospital to fight pandemic

Tribune News Service

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Karnal, April 9

To overcome the shortage of doctors and to provide the facility of super-specialist doctors to patients affected with Covid, the Karnal unit of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has volunteered to join hands with Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College (KCGMC) in the city to fight the Covid pandemic.

As many as 56 doctors comprising four cardiologists, one nephrologist, 30 general physicians and critical care intensivists, one pulmonologist and 20 anaesthetists have extended support to the KCGMC in the time of need.

They will provide their services for Covid patients whenever required at KCGMC. The IMA has assured the district administration that they would be available on single call for this purpose.

A duty roaster is being prepared comprising the super specialists of the city with the KCGMC doctors. Besides, IMA Karnal has also consented to use their all ventilators whenever the need arises at KCGMC.

The KCGMC is facing shortage of doctors including of medicine, pulmonologist, cardiologist, critical care intensivists and others. At present, around 35 persons are in isolation ward.

On the behalf of the district administration, Civil Surgeon Dr Ashwani Ahuja approached the IMA Karnal unit, which immediately gave its consent. The doctors who have been excluded in the list are either above 60 years of age and have a history of cardiac illness.

“On a call of DC Nishant Kumar Yadav, the IMA Karnal unit has extended support to the Health Department,” said Dr Ashwani Ahuja, Civil Surgeon.

Dr Arun Goyal, president, IMA Karnal unit, said that it was a time of need and everybody should contribute in the national crisis. “We as doctors will contribute by extending our services at KCGMC voluntarily. 56 doctors of the IMA will be available on single call duty. Apart from it, 72 of our doctors are already providing free telephonic consultation to the residents of the district,” he added.

DC Yadav also appreciated their support and said that the support of the IMA doctors would help in dealing with Covid in a better way. The Health Department would utilise the services of the doctors whenever the need arises.