Wednesday, 01 September 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh has partnered with King’s College London (KCL) to start a Tele-ICU facility for serious patients. The authorities at AIIMS- Rishikesh claim that the project would be first of its kind in India and will help in delivering quality care to large numbers of critically ill patients through Tele-ICU. With the facility the doctors of the institute can simultaneously run multiple virtual e-ICUs and also communicate with international experts.
King’s College London has vast experience in this area and is already running a similar project called Life Lines UK in over 180 NHS hospitals across the UK.
The service was inaugurated recently by Director AIIMS Rishikesh, Dr Ravi Kant in presence of Dean (Hospital Affairs) Dr U B Mishra and Dr Louise Rose, Dr Joel Meyer and Joseph Casey from King’s College London.
Dr Ravi Kant said that AIIMS Rishikesh has developed much International collaboration over the past three years and also has created a post of Dean of Innovation to develop such new technologies to help poor patients in remote areas and without access to healthcare.
The Dean of AIIMS Rishikesh, Dr Manoj Gupta said, “accessing the latest thinking and evidence in solutions, treatments and recovery will mean all the difference to our busy staff and we look forward to working more closely with KCL.’’
The Professor of Surgery at King’s College London, Dr Prokar Dasgupta said, “Life Lines has been an incredible success in the UK. It has removed barriers and brought families and loved ones together at the most difficult of times, when lives hang in the balance.”
