Corona induced pandemic caused a crisis all over the world. Due to the risk of infection in private and other hospitals, the rate of surgery required was reduced. Patients who needed surgery were sent to a government hospital if they tested positive for COVID-19.
Various departments of the Sayaji Hospital saved many patients from critical condition by providing them safe surgery. It is an unwritten rule that no one can be denied treatment in a government hospital. The administrative nodal officer of Sayaji Hospital COVID facility, Dr. O.B Belim said that SSG hospital had taken necessary precautions and operated on more than 360 Covid patients.
Approximately more than 150 Covid-positive pregnant women underwent safe obstetrics and gynecological surgery during this period. In addition to this, in all the departments, the operation of urgent operation and procedure of Covid-free patients was continued almost continuously.
Sayaji Hospital’s departments of General Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Orthopedic, Plastic Surgery, Ophthalmology, Pediatrics, and Neuro continued the planned and pre-planned and emergency surgery throughout the year.
In addition to this, the work of necessary bandage and minor and major surgery and procedure was also done in the emergency treatment department. If the annual operations of all these departments are added up, more than 65 to 70 thousand minor and major surgeries and necessary procedures were performed at Sayaji Hospital in the year of the Covid crisis.
