RIMS puts best foot forward for patients
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, September 10 2014: After effecting some radical changes at RIMS, the authority concerned or RIMS has for the first time put its best foot forward towards enhancement of patient care service at the hospital.

In sync with the new initiative, anti-snake venom, anti-rabies drugs, antibiotic drugs and life-saving drugs have been made available to patients free of cost.

This is a sea change as far as patient care in RIMS is concerned.

Earlier, patients were compelled to buy even cottons and bandages, forget about drugs.

Talking to The Sangai Express, RIMS Medical Superintendent Professor Amuba said that more doctors including senior doctors have been assigned to casualty/emergency service in order to make the emergency service more efficient.

Tetanus toxic has been made available free of cost at Casualty Ward.

Different IV fluids, drugs for asthma patients and drugs needed for treatment of unconscious people have been made available at the Casualty Ward.

File pic of RIMS

Costly drugs like anti-snake venom and anti-rabies vaccine have been made available free of cost at least for the first dose.

If the patient is very critical and admitted to ward, all the necessary doses would be provided free of cost.

Apart from ECG and X-Ray machines, Ultrasound equipment have also been installed at Casualty.

Necessary arrangements have also been made to provide emergency MRI service.

Additional instruments have been installed at the minor OT.

Moreover, seven/eight more trolleys have been requisitioned for catering to emergency requirements.

Adequate quantity of IV fluids, antibiotic drugs and life saving drugs needed for indoor patients have been stocked.

RIMS has already started giving free treatment and medication to patients belonging to BPL category, claimed Prof Amuba.

Even if one does not possess BPL card, he/she may avail free diagnosis and treatment on the recommendation of the attending doctors provided they are genuinely poverty-stricken.

There are around 1050 beds in RIMS but all the mattresses and pillows are worn out and torn.

Efforts are on to replace them with new ones.

Some have been already replaced, said the Medical Superintendent.

The replacement programme was already there but it was never fully implemented.

It is being implemented in consultation with the new Director, Professor Amuba added.