The South East Central Railway (SECR) has organised a free medical check-up camp for heart patients in central hospital of the railway zone in Bilaspur.
As many as 101 heart patients, including non-railway people, were treated at the camp organised by SECR’s Department of Cardiology, informed railway officials, adding that the railway’s central hospital, Bilaspur has made a record in the country by providing free pacemaker checking services to 101 heart patients during the 11th half yearly free pacemaker check-up camp.
Patients from, Raipur, Bilaspur, Bhilai, Nagpur, Ambikapur, Manendragarh, Pendra Road, Kharsia, Korba, Raigarh, Dongargarh, Shahdol and Mungeli have underwent check-up during the camp, pointed the officer.
According to information received, during the course of examination it came to light that pacemaker’s battery of around 12 patients may exhaust soon while device of five patients were not functioning properly. Requisite medicines and cautionary measures have been prescribed to the patients. At least four leading pacemaker companies in India have participated in the camp which includes St. Jude, Medtronics, Boston Scientific and Biotronics.