Healthcare plan launched for senior citizens
TNN | Apr 5, 2014, 12.33 AM IST
AURANGABAD: To provide seniors citizen with a better quality of life,
the Mahatma Gandhi Mission (MGM) hospital would be providing health
services to those registered with the helpline launched by the police
commissionerate. The scheme was launched on Friday by commissioner of
police Rajendra Singh. Under the special health plan, 'WE CARE', the
hospital would take care of all health related needs of senior
citizens.
While addressing a gathering of more than 200 senior citizens during
the inauguration of the healthcare scheme at MGM on Friday, Singh
said, "We would appeal more hospitals in the city to come forward to
extend medical services to senior citizens so that they live a better
life."
The MGM hospital deputy dean and chief executive officer, Pravin
Suryawanshi, said, "The healthcare plan has been designed to give
comprehensive clinical care to senior citizens. The plan includes
simple procedure of registration, personal attention and service
covers domiciliary and hospital care, health awareness and guidance
programmes and heavy discounts on various services."
"The helpline was started in February for senior citizens in the city
at the police commissionerate with an aim not just to provide physical
safety but many other aspects too. We had appealed many
super-specialty hospitals in the city to extend services to senior
citizens registered with the police commissionerate," the CP said.
The helpline was launched as part of the Maharashtra Police Raising
Day celebrations earlier in January, with an objective to providing
senior citizens with protection, assistance in medical emergencies and
counselling. About 1,500 senior citizens have registered with the city
police so far.
Singh said, "The helpline is manned by elderly volunteers since they
understand each other's problems better. The police play the role of
catalyst."
"The abused seniors are either unaware of there rights or the
provisions of the Maintenance of the Welfare of Parents and Senior
citizens Act or choose not to seek protection under it since they do
not want to cut off their relationship with their care givers," he
said.
Suryawanshi said, "Well-equipped ambulance facilities, trained doctor,
nurse and para-medical staff would be provided. The hospital would
also arrange for home visit services for lab investigations."
"Doctors' services would be rendered for bed-ridden patients while a
separate cell for elderly people at the OPD and wards would be set up
so that they need not wait in long queues and would get immediate
attention. Moreover, on request medicines would be delivered at their
doorstep and equipment such as wheel-chair, crutches and oxygen
cylinders would be provided on rent," he said.
Hospital dean Ajit Shroff said, "The middle class families in urban
areas are becoming smaller, as a result few provide care and comfort
to the aged." He advised that senior citizens should render voluntary
services for the welfare of the society.
The programme was anchored by Sudhir Moghe of the MGM and attended by
secretary Ankushrao Kadam, chief medical superintendent Aparna Kakkad,
MGM vice-president P M Jadav, senior citizens' association president
Shrikishan Sharma and Trupti Borulkar
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Dr P Vyasamoorthy
President: Society for Serving Seniors
30 Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015. LL 040-27846631 / Mobile:
9490804278
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