Patients of Punjab will no longer have to travel a long way to PGI Chandigarh. The Department of Telemedicine of PGI has prepared a new scheme, under which patients coming to Sangrur Satellite Center will be provided direct consultation with the doctors of Chandigarh. This consultation V
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Will join through video calls
Professor Biman Saikia, head of telemedicine department, informed that two models have been proposed for Sangrur Center. First, PGI specialist doctors will connect with patients directly through video calls. Second, according to the status of the doctors of Sangrur, PGI. Will take advice from experts of Now it will depend on the doctors of Sangrur to decide which model they want to adopt.
Every year millions of patients come to PGI for treatment in OPD. According to the report of the year 2023-24, more than 10 lakh patients from Punjab got PGI. Get treatment in OPD. This is followed by the number of Haryana, Chandigarh and Himachal. PGI to reduce the pressure of frequent growing patients. Satellite centers and new facilities are starting in different states.
Tally health services already offering in Haryana
The Department of Telemedicine had earlier started Tally Consultation Services in many areas of Haryana. Now this facility is going to start in Sangrur, Punjab. Through this scheme, patients will be able to get better treatment on time and they will get PGI. There will be no need to come. This will provide mental and financial relief to the patients.
PGI The Sangrur Satellite Center was inaugurated in February 2023. In a short time, the OPD number of this center has reached between 500 to 600. Recently the Department of Clinical Oncology has also been launched. Center purpose PGI Reducing Chandigarh’s burden and providing treatment to patients at the local level.