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The Cardio-Thoracic
Surgery Department (CVTS) is a renowned and
one of the oldest super specialty department of the hospital, which had started
functioning in the year 1993
It has a dedicated team
of Surgeons, Anaesthetist, perfusionist aided by a well trained team of
Intensive care Nurses, technicians and Para-medics .
The CVTS Dept. is well
equipped with a Separate Cardiac Operation Theater and 5 bedded Recovery
room. It is equipped with the latest equipments, which can be compared to
the Best available in the Country.
The
Department deals with Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel diseases. A wide range
of Heart operations are carried out on a daily basis, from the most common
ASD, VSD Closure (Hole in the Heart) to the more complex Coronary Bypass
surgery, Heart valve repair/ replacement surgery and even surgery on
small blue Babies.
The CVTS department has
actively participated in National Programmes of Govt. viz, National Rural
Health Mission(NRHM), and Jeevan Dayee Scheme.
Under NRHM scheme in
the last couple of years, it
has operated over 200 school going children from neighboring districts.
The Jeevan Dayee scheme
of the Maharashtra Govt. is for below- poverty-line patients suffering
from Heart Diseases. Operations under the scheme are done at subsidized
rates. The department has been
amongst the first to implement this scheme and spread the benefit to
hundreds of patients.Thus the department has
tried to live up to its social commitment. |