More than 71 thousand people have benefited from the low rate dialysis service started by Pune Municipal Corporation!
What is the cost of one session of dialysis In PMC Pune Hospitals? | As a part of providing affordable facilities to the poor who cannot bear the burden of private hospitals, the Health Department of Pune Municipal Corporation has started dialysis facility at a low cost in its 8 clinics on PPP basis. This facility is provided for just 400 rupees. It has been 7 years, the municipality is providing this facility. So far more than 71 thousand people have benefited from this service. This information was given by Dr. Sanjeev Wavre Pune PMC, Assistant Health Officer of Pune Municipal Corporation. (What is the cost of one session of dialysis In PMC Pune Hospitals?)
On behalf of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), a dialysis center was started in Kamla Nehru Hospital PMC for the first time in 2017. This facility has been made available for only Rs 400 in the center done on PPP basis. After seeing the response, the Municipal Corporation started this facility in 7 more hospitals. But the need for this is still increasing. Because the number of patients is also increasing. (What is the actual cost of dialysis?)
Changing lifestyle is the cause of the disease
The reason for the increase in the number of patients is the changing lifestyle. Increased urbanization. Due to the change in people’s diet and increasing stress, common people are suffering from diabetes, blood pressure BP and hypertension. As this disease remains the same for years, it directly affects the kidney (Kidney Damage). These diseases have increased the rate of kidney failure in people. Therefore, patients have to undergo dialysis treatment.
– Dialysis center in 8 hospitals of Pune municipality
Dr. Vavre said that some of these patients have to undergo dialysis treatment thrice a week, some people twice, and some people have to undergo this treatment several times a month. Dialysis cost in private hospital is around 2500 rupees at a time. The rate of dialysis treatment in a government hospital is Rs 1400 to Rs 1600 (Dialysis Cost in Government Hospital). Poor people cannot afford these rates. So Pune Municipal Corporation decided to provide this facility at a low cost. Accordingly, this facility was started from the year 2017 for just 400 rupees. PMC Health Card is provided to patients who have special Shahari Garib Yojana card (Pune Municipal Corporation Shahari Garib Yojana) for just 200 rupees. This project was started on PPP principle. Today this facility is running in 8 municipal hospitals. This work has been given to NGOs. Only the municipality gives them seats. No rent is charged from them. In some places, the municipality provides machines. But in some places 100% machines belong to these institutions. So far 71076 people have benefited from this in 8 centers of this municipality. The number of centers will have to be increased in the future. Dr Vavre also said.
Dialysis center and Number of patients
1. Kamala Nehru Hospital : 38917
2. Self Rajiv Gandhi Hospital. : 23834
Yerwada
3. Kai Chandumama Sonawane
Hospital, Bhawani Peth : 2906
4. Kai Shivarkar Hospital
Wanwadi : 2296
5. Kai Arvind Ganpat
Bartakke, Warje : 1072
6. Kai Rakhmabai Thorve
Clinic, Ambegaon : 251
7. Kai Minatai Thackeray
Hospital Kondhwa : 1701
8. Kai Draupadabai Khedkar
Clinic, Bopodi : 86
Total : 71076
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– Services at Kamala Nehru Hospital closed for a month
Kamala Nehru Hospital Dialysis Center was initially started in Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) Kamala Nehru Hospital. The Center has been entrusted to the Lions Club of Poona Mukundnagar Charitable Trust. However, irregularities were found in the daily operations of the dialysis center run by this organization. This was likely to affect the health of the patients, so the municipal administration blamed the Lions Club for not being able to run the centre. An explanation was also sought from the organization. But the organization had accused the municipal corporation itself. Therefore, the Municipal Corporation has withdrawn the work from the organization. So this center is closed for a month. The Municipal Corporation has now started a new tender process. This information was given by Dr. Vavre.
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The Pune Municipal Corporation has provided dialysis treatment facilities at a low cost to the citizens in its 8 clinics. Maximum number of citizens should benefit from this. Citizens should take advantage of municipal services at low rates instead of depending on private hospitals.
– Dr. Sanjeev Vavre, Assistant Health Officer, Pune Municipal Corporation
