PUNE: Many city hospitals were hit due to heavy rainfall, waterlogged roads and power cuts.
Discharge of water from Mulshi dam flooded Surya Mother & Child Care Hospital in Wakad on Sunday. The hospital management evacuated all staffers from the basement and shifted them to a safer place. Dr Sachin Shah, Director, Department of Paediatrics, Surya Hospitals, Pune, said 70 patients were shifted to safety.
“Patients’ safety is our top priority and with rising water levels on our premises, we immediately shifted our patients to safer areas. Critical patients were shifted to other hospitals. Our team of doctors is administering all the patients and they have advised that all are fine. We are thankful to the team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Disaster Management Cell of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the Fire Department, PMC, who quickly responded to our call and a joint operation was carried out to evacuate patients and staffers to safer areas,” added Shah.
The management of the Jupiter Hospital in Baner said that due to heavy rainfall and dam water being released in the nearby river, they faced waterlogging and power cut issues on Sunday.
More than a hundred patients were evacuated from the hospital. On account of the flood-like situation, many hospitals had to evacuate their patients. Ten patients from Surya Mother & Child Care Hospital and Jupiter Hospital were shifted to Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital.
Rekha Dubey, CEO, Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital said considering the scenario, they are ready to accept patients from other hospitals which are facing issues. Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital created a dedicated helpline number 9881123011 for providing services to patients.
Dr Neeraj Adkar of Saishree Hospital said, “Many hospitals across Pune suffered because of the continuous rains. At Saishree we have received patients from nearby hospitals and they are being taken care of.”
Speaking to Sakal Times, Dr Sanjay Pathare of Ruby Hall Clinic said, “There is no issue at the hospital as there are enough generators and inflow of patients is regular. The two patients brought from other hospitals were taken care of,” said Dr Pathare.
