The Hindu 10.12.2009
New equipment for Corporation hospitals
Special Correspondent
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore Corporation has procured more equipment for its hospitals and furniture for its schools as part of its special focus on improving its city healthcare delivery system and the facilities in the schools.
Pulse oximeters, dopplers and needle destroyers were distributed on Wednesday to various hospitals run by the civic body. Assistant City Health Officer R. Sumathi, Health Committee Chairman P. Nachimuthu, Corporation officials and councillors were present.
Six pulse oximeters costing Rs. 2.52 lakh were provided to the hospitals. A Doppler equipment each was given to 20 urban health centres. The equipment helped in checking the embryonic heart rate (the heart beat of the foetus).
The equipment helped in finding out whether there was any problem in the heart of the foetus and determining the treatment required.
This helped in preventing the death of the foetus, the Corporation said. This would be of immense help to the below poverty line pregnant women who could not afford the charges for advanced diagnostic facilities in the private medical care sector, the Corporation pointed out. The equipment were purchased for Rs. 3.5 lakh. Needle destroyers costing Rs. 56,000 and induction stoves for Rs. 94,000 were also provided to 20 health centres.
The Corporation Council’s Standing Committee on Education, Parks and Playgrounds and officials inspected the samples of the furniture that the civic body planned to buy for 40 schools.
Deputy Commissioner V. Shanta, Committee Chairman R. Kalyanasundaram, members V.K.S.K. Senthilkumar, P. Shobana and K. Selvaraj and Corporation Education Officer Raju checked the quality of the benches and desks kept at the Corporation’s main office.
“We have suggested some modifications, such as pen/pencil holders on the desks,” Mr. Kalyanasundaram said. Steel tables and chairs would be bought for teachers also. The Corporation had allocated Rs. 87 lakh for the furniture.
The committee Chairman said vessels to hold rice would be bought for the noon meal centres in the Corporation schools.
