Powergrid signed MoU with SGPGIMS for Tele-ICU

Powergrid signed MoU with SGPGIMS for Tele-ICU

Lucknow: Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) signed an MoU with Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), in the presence of Shri Yogi Adityanath, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for establishing POWERGRID –SGPGIMS Tele–ICU in the state of Uttar Pradesh on 14th of December 2020.
 
As per the MoU,  a Command Centre will be established at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow and Spoke Centres at Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Prayagraj, Agra, Meerut and Jhansi
 
The MoU was signed by Shri V.K.Singh, Director (Personnel) on behalf of POWERGRID and Dr.R.K.Dhiman, Director on behalf of Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of  Medical Sciences.
 
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) telemedicine (Tele-ICU) is technology-enabled care delivered from off-site locations that were developed to address the increasing complexity of ICU patients and shortage of intensivists.  Tele-ICU as a means to negate the shortcomings in current ICU care is being actively sought after.  
 
Tele-ICU is a 24x7 remote ICU patient monitoring system aided by real-time two ways audio-visuals and smart alerts.  It is a real blend of medical technology with sophisticated telemedicine to improve ICU care delivery.  
 
ICU care is time-sensitive, resource-intensive, costly, and is multi-specialty based by its very nature.  However, if delivered to the right patient at the right time in the right manner, it can save many precious lives.  This futuristic state of art Tele-ICU can help in enhancing public health services in the identified locations and that too at a much lesser cost compared to the private ICUs.
 
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) is a Maharatna CPSE, under Ministry of Power, Government of India. POWERGRID is the Central Transmission Utility (CTU) of India and operates nearly 90% of Inter-State / Inter-Regional transmission networks of India. POWERGRID as a responsible corporate citizen has undertaken many projects under its CSR initiatives in the state of Uttar Pradesh, including Vishram Sadan at KGMU Lucknow. Distribution of Advance Life Support Ambulances and various Rural Development works have recently been completed. Construction of 120 bedded hostel at Queen Inter-college, Varanasi along with ITI at Gorakhpur is underway.
 

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