Lifematters
Lifematters
The life and times of Kokilaben Hospital, Mumbai
The life and times of Kokilaben Hospital, Mumbai
Our Newsletter : July 2021
Our Newsletter : July 2021
Contents
Contents
Editorial
Editorial
Dr. Santosh Shetty
Dr. Santosh Shetty
Editor-in-Chief
Executive Director and CEO
The year 2020 was truly an unprecedented one which not only disrupted our personal and professional lives but also brought out lots of learnings for each one of us.
The year 2020 was truly an unprecedented one which not only disrupted our personal and professional lives but also brought out lots of learnings for each one of us.
Mumbai was the first city in India to face the brunt of this pandemic. The initial period was all about uncertainty & scarcity. Starting from scarcity of information about the virus, scarcity of PPE, testing kits, beds etc.
Mumbai was the first city in India to face the brunt of this pandemic. The initial period was all about uncertainty & scarcity. Starting from scarcity of information about the virus, scarcity of PPE, testing kits, beds etc.
Scenes that we had seen only in movies played out right in front of our eyes. Deserted roads, no local trains, educational institutions shut, people closeted in their homes and FEAR….
Scenes that we had seen only in movies played out right in front of our eyes. Deserted roads, no local trains, educational institutions shut, people closeted in their homes and FEAR….
Through all this mayhem, the medical fraternity truly stood up fearlessly in the service of the community despite being at the highest risk for themselves and their family members.
Through all this mayhem, the medical fraternity truly stood up fearlessly in the service of the community despite being at the highest risk for themselves and their family members.
Living up to our tagline of “Every Life Matters” at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH), we continued providing all services to our patients throughout the pandemic. These included not only taking care of critical COVID patients but also performing all complex surgeries including Heart & Liver Transplants
Living up to our tagline of “Every Life Matters” at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH), we continued providing all services to our patients throughout the pandemic. These included not only taking care of critical COVID patients but also performing all complex surgeries including Heart & Liver Transplants
The strength of our full- time consultant model truly stood out as we continued to serve the community amid all the turbulence.
The strength of our full- time consultant model truly stood out as we continued to serve the community amid all the turbulence.
As the number of COVID cases drop and life has started returning to normalcy, it’s time to reflect on the learnings from this hopefully once in a lifetime event. These include the speed with which the scarcity of materials, PPE, beds etc. was set right through public private partnership, the leadership shown by the medical community, community participation, behavioural discipline, the shift to digitised healthcare and education etc.
As the number of COVID cases drop and life has started returning to normalcy, it’s time to reflect on the learnings from this hopefully once in a lifetime event. These include the speed with which the scarcity of materials, PPE, beds etc. was set right through public private partnership, the leadership shown by the medical community, community participation, behavioural discipline, the shift to digitised healthcare and education etc.
Continuing this digital journey, we now relaunch our newsletter Life Matters in its new digital format through which we aim to communicate to you, the latest developments at KDAH across specialties.
Continuing this digital journey, we now relaunch our newsletter Life Matters in its new digital format through which we aim to communicate to you, the latest developments at KDAH across specialties.
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