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Panvel civic body to open two free dialysis centres with 200 daily capacity
Panvel civic body to open two free dialysis centres with 200 daily capacity
Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) is expediting work on two 25-bed free dialysis centres in Kharghar and New Panvel, which together will have the capacity to treat up to 200 patients daily. Additional…
Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) is expediting work on two 25-bed free dialysis centres in Kharghar and New Panvel, which together will have the capacity to treat up to 200 patients daily. Additional Commissioner Ganesh Shete reviewed the progress on Monday and directed officials to complete pending work at the earliest. The centres, located at Plot No. 17 in Sector 36, Kharghar, and G1 in Sector 6, New Panvel, will operate in three shifts and offer ICU-level facilities with modern dialysis machines.
Each centre can treat 100 patients a day, enabling around 600 patients per week to receive three dialysis sessions each. The civic body said free treatment would reduce waiting periods and ease the financial burden on kidney patients and their families. Five beds at each centre are reserved for patients with infectious diseases such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. Two beds are set aside for pregnant women and children, and two for current and former PMC employees. Full-time nephrologists, dialysis doctors, trained technicians and nurses will be on staff. If a patient becomes critical during treatment, they will be shifted to a government hospital in a civic ambulance, with follow-up care by the PMC medical team.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Chronic kidney disease is a growing burden in India, with over 1 lakh new patients needing dialysis each year, many of whom live in and around Mumbai's satellite cities. Private dialysis costs range from Rs 1,500 to Rs 3,000 per session, making regular treatment unaffordable for most families. The PMC's free centres add to a small but growing network of municipal dialysis units in Maharashtra, following similar moves by the BMC in Mumbai. With a combined 50 beds, these centres will serve about 600 patients a week, but the actual demand in Navi Mumbai and Panvel is likely higher. The municipal commissioner and mayor will need to monitor utilisation rates and waiting times in the first six months to decide whether to expand capacity further.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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