On the initiative of chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, a website will be launched soon to provide medical consultation to patients in Chhattisgarh.
Via the website, patients will be able to avail free online medical consultation.
In the system, in addition to medical consultation, patients will get access to ambulance services and labs for their transport to hospitals.
The website will work like a virtual hospital, an official release said.
Significantly, due to the Covid-19 lockdown, many people are facing difficulty in getting general medical services, the chances of the situation becoming normal in the near future are unlikely, it said.
In such a case, the online system will prove to be very effective and efficient for the patients, the release added.
Chief minister Baghel has instructed the chief secretary to prepare an action plan within a week to provide online medical counselling and other facilities to the patients, so that online treatment can be provided soon.
He has asked to add doctors from government and private hospitals, so patients can get free consultation.
Patients suffering from serious diseases will be able to seek medical attention online, the release said.
Before consulting, patients will have to upload their medical history such as CT scan, X-ray report, and medical slips in relation to their old treatment.
The doctors from each government hospital will be available for consultation online.
Private doctors, too will be available for free consultation and extend the service from their homes in addition to the hospitals.
The doctor will give patients medical advice and if required ask them to visit the hospital. Apart from ambulance facility, prescribed medicines will also be delivered to the patients at home.
Government and private labs via the website, can provide collection of sample for tests.
Interested private labs will be registered for it.
The report of the registered lab will be made available online. Serious diseases require constant treatment, and it is not possible to stay for long for the treatment of some diseases.
Patients suffering from critical diseases requiring continuous medical consultation and treatment will be listed.
Online registration will be provided to such hospitals and patients requiring treatment.
In addition to the treatment and medical consultation of the patients on booking time, there will also be an ambulance facility to transport them.