AiMS Hospital and Research Centre, Philips Healthcare launch Chest Pain Clinics in Pune

To provide timely and quality emergency cardiac care

AiMS Hospital and Research Centre and Philips Healthcare announced the launch of Chest Pain Clinics in Pune. Reportedly, the Chest Pain Clinics are aimed at enabling small hospitals and nursing homes to provide timely and quality, emergency cardiac care and thus save lives.

To be operated under the “hub and spoke” model, this initiative will include four “spoke” hospitals (Chest Pain Clinics), one “hub” hospital (AiMS). Each Chest Pain Clinic will be a clinic or a small healthcare facility equipped with Philips ECG-100 systems which will wirelessly transmit ECGs of patients in real time from the “spokes” (Chest Pain Clinics) to the “hub” (AiMS). Once a patient is confirmed as suffering from a Myocardial Infarction, known as a Heart Attack, he/ she will be immediately transported via an ambulance from the Chest Pain Clinic to AiMS, for primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) within the golden hour. The Chest Pain Clinics in Pune are led by Dr Rajesh Deshpande (Vishwa Clinic), Dr G G Khanna (Multispeciality Clinic), Dr Sunil Ambore (Bavdhan Medicare Centre), Dr Raj Panjwani (Panjwani Clinic) and Dr Chandrakant Walke (Dr Walke Clinic).

Also, Philips Healthcare will support AiMS in training staff, recording and storing all ECG related data, developing protocols and periodic review of data.

“In a situation where 50 per cent of patients arrive too late for appropriate treatment, we are proud to partner with AiMS in an initiative which will ensure rapid access to emergency critical care in the Pune district of Maharashtra,” said Shankar S, Sr Director- Philips Healthcare.

“To combat coronary artery diseases and reduce mortality rates, we need a combination of medical interventions and general awareness. It is here that Chest Pain Clinics will play a key role in creating an eco-system which brings together cardiologists, emergency medicine and cardiac health professionals to enhance patient care by reducing time to treatment for patients suffering from cardiac ailments,” said Dr Shirish (M.S) Hiremath, Director of Cardiac Cath Lab Ruby Hall and Chairman of AiMS, Pune. He further added, “The Chest Pain Clinics will also play a critical role in community outreach and educational programmes to raise awareness on cardiac ailments and the need for preventive care.”

EH News Bureau