Wenlock gets more dialysis machines
The Hindu
With this, it has been catering to an average of 60 patients a day
The recent addition of four dialysis machines at the haemodialysis centre of the Government Wenlock Hospital here has helped more people access the free dialysis facility. The centre had eight dialysis machines and four more machines were donated between February and June this year. With this, the centre has been catering to an average of 60 persons per day since May, said the in-charge of the centre, which is run by Kolkata-based firm Eskag Sanjeevini. As many as 164 patients with renal problems, including 112 from below poverty line category, undergo dialysis at the centre. While 74 patients undergo three dialysis sessions per week, there are five patients who undergo two sessions per week. One machine caters to five patients and each dialysis session is of four hours. A total of 1,497 dialysis sessions were held in April. It increased to 1,548 sessions in May and further to 1,562 sessions in June. The centre in-charge said that the average waiting list per day has now come down to 30. There are 14 health workers attending to patients at the centre.
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