The district health department is geared up for any medical exigency during the Dehradun visit of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 27. The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Dehradun, Dr YS Thapliyal said that the department set up three safe houses for the visit of Prime Minister. These safe houses would be set up at Jolly Grant air port where the plane of PM would land, at army helipad in Dehradun cantonment and Doon club located behind the Parade ground where Prime Minister Modi would address a public meeting.
These safe houses would have facilities like operation theatre, cardiac care, Electro Cardio Gram (ECG) and defibrillators. The CMO informed that a cardiac ambulance with a cardiologist on board would be part of fleet of Prime Minister. Dr Thapliyal said that the teams would have services of one Physician, one surgeon and one anesthetist.These medical teams are provided the medical history of the VIP.
It is learnt that the super specialty hospitals like Max hospital and Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust (HIHT) Jollygrant, have been asked to keep team of doctors ready in case of any emergency. Some beds in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Cardiac Care Units of Himalayan Hospital, Max hospital and Doon hospital would be kept reserved during the visit of the Prime Minister.