Agartala, December 17: Several super specialty blocks have already come up in GB. The people of the state are enjoying its benefits. The tendency to refer to out-of-state has reduced considerably with the creation of super-specialty blocks. Efforts are being made to bring such trend to zero quotas. According to the source of GB Hospital, Dr. is an expert doctor in cardiology (heart) department. Anindya Sundar Trivedi and Dr. Rakesh Das. In the last six months eight and a half thousand patients have received medical services in this department. In the last six months 300 patients have undergone angioplantation in this department. About 150 patients have been implanted with pacemakers. Only 4 patients have been referred in the last six months. New cath is needed in this department, which has not yet been developed. Neuro surgery (open surgery) in this department is Dr. S. Reddy and Dr. Devdatta Saha. About 3000 outpatients and about 400 inpatients have been treated in this department in the last six months. An average of 400 patients has received services per week.
290 successful surgeries were performed in last six months. Only 4 patients were referred in six months. These four people would not have to be referred, if the neurosurgery department had the facilities or infrastructure for gamma knife endoscopy pituitary surgery. Not only that, this important department also lacks modern medical equipment. The expert doctor in the urology department is Dr. Mukut Debnath. About 2000 patients have been treated in last six months. About 90 people have received medical services in a week. 5 people have been referred in six months. But this department lacks important endoscopy and microsurgery equipment. CTVS (Open Heart Surgery) specialist doctor in this department is Dr. Kanak Narayan Bhattacharya.
About 3000 patients have been treated in the last six months. An average of 120 people a week. But this important department also has several deficiencies and problems. Plastic surgery, the expert doctor in this department is Dr. Nilotpal dey. 2200 patients have been treated in last six months. Only 1 patient has been referred in six months. But there is no burn ICU in this department, which is very important for this category. Not only that, several super specialty categories do not have subcategories. Specialist doctors in every department as well as more technicians, nurses and doctors are required. There is lack of modern equipment. If these shortages and problems are not resolved soon, the citizens of the state will be deprived of proper medical services. There have been demands from various quarters to immediately bring adequate equipment and hire specialist doctors to improve the quality of medical facilities in the main referral hospitals of the state.
