Panaji: With workload at the GMC’s cardiology department increasing exponentially, health minister Vishwajit Rane on Thursday said facilities at the department will be enhanced to streamline them.
During a meeting Rane held with the department, GMC dean Prof S M Bandekar, and medical superintendent Dr Rajesh Patil, he decided that the addition of three units would ensure better care for patients. Bandekar told TOI that the department presently has one unit. “A need has been felt to have three independent units of around three cardiologists,” he said.
“The three units will each have a chief. Each of the units will be posted only in the cath lab, the ward, and in the OPD where they will work, and the units will rotate periodically,” Bandekar said and added, “According to the National Medical Commission, each unit should have three doctors.”
The department is expected to receive two more doctors under bond and is also looking to increase the number of postgraduate seats. “If we have independent units, one of these can also be sent to help somebody in outreach,” he said.
“With the rising number of patients, we will be expanding to three units to ensure better care and accessibility,” Rane stated.
