KMC gets ICU upgrade, patient monitoring system

The initiative launched by Dozee enables contactless and accurate monitoring of a patient’s heart rate, respiratory rate, and other clinical parameters like sleep apnea and myocardial performance metrics using an AI-powered triaging system. Dr R Shanthimalar, dean of Kilpauk Medical College said the initiative will help hospitals to upgrade quickly and efficiently. “Dozee has helped us upgrade the step-down ICU infrastructure within a matter of a few days and we are already seeing the benefits of the deployment. The Kilpauk medical team is happy to now serve more patients and have a greater impact on their recoveries while keeping themselves safe and saving precious time,” she added.

The initiative has been launched to enable public hospitals to tide over the current COVID crisis in the short term and bring about a rapid, long-term transformation in India’s public healthcare infrastructure. Many other medical college hospitals and government hospitals are likely to benefit from the initiative by upgrading critical care infrastructure in these hospitals across Tamil Nadu.

A 24/7 Central Monitoring Cell has also been set up at the hospital which enables healthcare staff to monitor multiple patients remotely who were previously monitored manually only every couple of hours.

The Central Monitoring Cell helps in saving crucial nursing hours and on average, it saves around 30 min of nursing time per patient per day. The constant stream of patient data aids the medical staff with early detection of patient deterioration and notifies the care team of any abnormalities before it becomes critical. Custom alerts can be set for every patient, helping doctors optimise treatment plans, focus on deteriorating patients and provide improved proactive care.

The upgradation of facilities at Kilpauk Medical College was completed by leveraging the funds donated to the initiative by The State Bank of India Foundation.