Hospital gets platelet machine

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, January 10

MP Chaudhary Santokh Singh donated an AmiCORE Platelet Apheresis System at the local Civil Hospital here. Accompanied by MLA Rajinder Beri and Mayor Jagdish Raj Raja, the MP said health sector was his top priority for utilising MPLAD funds, under which he gave Rs32,84,400 for the purchase of the machine by the hospital.

Chaudhary said using the system, the blood centres could now streamline the collection of platelets and increase the productivity of the donor base without trade-offs on donor comfort and safety. He said the newly installed system would also significantly decrease the cost of platelet collection. He said earlier, the patients had to go to private hospitals, where the expenses were high but now, they could come to the Civil Hospital and get the same services at a fraction of the cost. Chaudhary further said the demand of the said machine was raised by patients and hospital administration during a visit by him and he had made an announcement for the grant.

Earlier, he had also given a grant of Rs30 lakh to the hospital for purchase of two ventilators. After the inauguration, Chaudhary met patients and listened to their issues. He assured them that these problems would be resolved at the earliest.

He also reviewed the working and progress of Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojna, the health insurance scheme launched by the state government, covering 75 per cent population of the state.

Medical superintendent Mandeep Kaur, blood bank in-charge Dr Gagandeep Singh, Dr Chanjiv Singh, Dr Harkirat Singh and others were also present.