<p class="title">The Smart Cities Mission, which was setup for local development and technology innovations, will henceforth work closely with the Karnataka health department to control the spread of Covid- 19 in the State. The focus will be on strengthening health infrastructure, providing medical equipment and developing information technology solutions.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Health Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Pandey chaired a meeting with Charulata Somal, State Mission Director, Smart Cities Mission, in this regard.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“The Mission has proposed to upscale its current projects to handle the Covid-19 situation, to upgrade infrastructure and equipment at district hospitals and to procure ambulances and equipment,” Pankaj Kumar Pandey said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He added, ”It also plans to use an Integrated Command and Control Centre model along with other IT interventions to upgrade the existing e-health system and will be involved in the hardware procurement for an e-Hospital Management System. A detailed plan of action is being worked out in consultation with BBMP Special Commissioner ( Health), Ravi Surpur, and other senior officials from the health department.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">Under the Smart Cities Mission, health projects that have already been completed include a 30-bed hospital in Vantamuri, Belagavi. Two parts of a trauma centre have also been constructed in Belagavi, while a 37-bedded ICU has been installed at Wenlock Hospital, Mangaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The IT innovations include a Digital Nerve Centre in Tumakuru and a Smart Healthcare centre in Hubballi-Dharwad. Two upgradation projects at Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru, and the construction of an additional floor at Lady Goschen Hospital in Mangaluru, have also been tendered. The construction of a Trauma Centre in Tumakuru and a 10-bed hospital in Vadagaon, Belagavi, is under progress.</p>
<p class="title">The Smart Cities Mission, which was setup for local development and technology innovations, will henceforth work closely with the Karnataka health department to control the spread of Covid- 19 in the State. The focus will be on strengthening health infrastructure, providing medical equipment and developing information technology solutions.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Health Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Pandey chaired a meeting with Charulata Somal, State Mission Director, Smart Cities Mission, in this regard.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“The Mission has proposed to upscale its current projects to handle the Covid-19 situation, to upgrade infrastructure and equipment at district hospitals and to procure ambulances and equipment,” Pankaj Kumar Pandey said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He added, ”It also plans to use an Integrated Command and Control Centre model along with other IT interventions to upgrade the existing e-health system and will be involved in the hardware procurement for an e-Hospital Management System. A detailed plan of action is being worked out in consultation with BBMP Special Commissioner ( Health), Ravi Surpur, and other senior officials from the health department.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">Under the Smart Cities Mission, health projects that have already been completed include a 30-bed hospital in Vantamuri, Belagavi. Two parts of a trauma centre have also been constructed in Belagavi, while a 37-bedded ICU has been installed at Wenlock Hospital, Mangaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The IT innovations include a Digital Nerve Centre in Tumakuru and a Smart Healthcare centre in Hubballi-Dharwad. Two upgradation projects at Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru, and the construction of an additional floor at Lady Goschen Hospital in Mangaluru, have also been tendered. The construction of a Trauma Centre in Tumakuru and a 10-bed hospital in Vadagaon, Belagavi, is under progress.</p>
