<p>Over 60 per cent of patients who avail benefits under government’s Vajpayee Arogyashree Scheme do not turn up post surgery. <br /><br /></p>.<p>As a result, the very purpose of offering medical facilities falls flat, according to Department of Health and Family Welfare Principal Secretary N Sivasailam. <br /><br />Speaking at Indo-American Angioplasty Workshop, organised by Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Science and Research, in association with Dr G Subramani Heart Foundation, Illinois, the US, and Medtronic Vascular Division, Santarosa, the US, he said: “As suggested by senior doctors, those above 40 years of age must get regular health checks done.”<br /><br />He added they could make use of the facility that the State offered. <br /><br />“Primary health centres have a facility where diabetes and hypertension checkups are conducted. They can undergo the same once in three months as it is economical,” he said. <br /><br />The 165 angioplasty were performed in six cathlabs with the expertise of 40 full-time cardiologists, technicians and skilled nursing staff, according to Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Science and Research Director Dr C N Manjunath. <br /><br />“On Saturday, the workshop will be held at Mysore where our target is 100 patients,” he saidMinister for Medical Education Dr Sharan Prakash R Patil said 165 patients were operated upon by funds for mertonic stent that were provided by Dr G Subramani. <br /><br />“The surgeries were completed in a span of five days last week and patients have also been discharged,” he said adding that “the hospital also contributed Rs 50 lakh for this purpose.” <br /><br />Dr Patil said the facility of super-speciality hospitals would be rolled out from Mysore, Belgaum, Bellary, Hubli and Gulbarga. <br /><br />Stating that management skills played a key role in making use of government funds, he said the way Javadeva under directorship of Dr C N Manjunath was a classic example of the same. <br /><br /></p>
<p>Over 60 per cent of patients who avail benefits under government’s Vajpayee Arogyashree Scheme do not turn up post surgery. <br /><br /></p>.<p>As a result, the very purpose of offering medical facilities falls flat, according to Department of Health and Family Welfare Principal Secretary N Sivasailam. <br /><br />Speaking at Indo-American Angioplasty Workshop, organised by Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Science and Research, in association with Dr G Subramani Heart Foundation, Illinois, the US, and Medtronic Vascular Division, Santarosa, the US, he said: “As suggested by senior doctors, those above 40 years of age must get regular health checks done.”<br /><br />He added they could make use of the facility that the State offered. <br /><br />“Primary health centres have a facility where diabetes and hypertension checkups are conducted. They can undergo the same once in three months as it is economical,” he said. <br /><br />The 165 angioplasty were performed in six cathlabs with the expertise of 40 full-time cardiologists, technicians and skilled nursing staff, according to Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Science and Research Director Dr C N Manjunath. <br /><br />“On Saturday, the workshop will be held at Mysore where our target is 100 patients,” he saidMinister for Medical Education Dr Sharan Prakash R Patil said 165 patients were operated upon by funds for mertonic stent that were provided by Dr G Subramani. <br /><br />“The surgeries were completed in a span of five days last week and patients have also been discharged,” he said adding that “the hospital also contributed Rs 50 lakh for this purpose.” <br /><br />Dr Patil said the facility of super-speciality hospitals would be rolled out from Mysore, Belgaum, Bellary, Hubli and Gulbarga. <br /><br />Stating that management skills played a key role in making use of government funds, he said the way Javadeva under directorship of Dr C N Manjunath was a classic example of the same. <br /><br /></p>
