Ranchi: The shelter home built with the help of Power Grid in RIMS has not been inaugurated yet. Whereas, the building has been ready for four months. A 310-bed shelter home has been constructed near the Dental College. Six to eight beds can easily be arranged in one room of this five-storey shelter home. There were some flaws in the electricity and water connections in the building, which have been rectified. RIMS officials have also inspected it, but the handover process has not been completed yet. Central officials of Power Grid are not getting time for the inauguration. Therefore it is not being operated. It is noteworthy that its foundation stone was laid in the year 2019. The building was to be completed in 14 months, but due to Corona, its construction work started late. Because of this there was difficulty in preparing the building. Let us tell you here that rooms will be provided to the family members of the patients in the shelter home at nominal rates. There will also be a canteen facility in the building, where food will be available at affordable rates. Its operation will be done by a private agency.
Dialysis of 60 kidney patients in RIMS in 13 days
Now patients undergoing treatment in private hospitals have also started reaching the dialysis unit of RIMS. Dialysis has been done here for 50 to 60 kidney patients in the last 13 days. Due to cheap treatment, crowd has started gathering in RIMS for dialysis. Patients covered under BPL, Ayushman Bharat Yojana and Chief Minister Critical Illness Scheme are being given free dialysis. At the same time, general patients have to pay Rs 1,341 for this. Whereas, in private hospitals, Rs 3,500 to 4,000 is charged for dialysis. The new dialysis unit was started on 17 October.
However, it will be formally inaugurated on Tuesday. Here, efforts are being made by the management to increase facilities for the patients undergoing dialysis. Ayushman counter will be made so that Ayushman patients do not face any problem. An Ayushman Mitra will be deployed here, who will help the patient’s family in connecting with the scheme. Nephrologist Dr Pragya Pant said that the number of patients remained less due to the puja holiday. Patients will increase after a week. Here 25 beds are available for dialysis. In view of the increasing number of patients getting dialysis at affordable rates and increasing the number of beds, consideration is being given to increasing the number of beds.