Cuttack (SunstarTV Bureau): The Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik dedicated 9 ECMO machines, the largest ECMO unit in eastern India at the SCB Medical College & Hospital here ahead of imminent COVID-19 third wave here on Friday.
At the State-run hospital and with the critical COVID condition, the patients will no longer travel to other States for ECMO treatment, The Odisha government will bear all the expenses towards expensive treatment of the patients.
According to medical experts, children will be affected severely during the third wave, the CM stated urging citizens to adhere to COVID safety protocols to save children from deadly virus.
The State Government has recruited highly qualified medical professionals for the ECMO unit at the SCB.
Notably, many COVID patients require ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) treatment post their recovery. The Government has decided to keep 9 machines in two units.
Reportedly, a large unit using 6 ECMO machines will be made available for COVID recovered patients and another small one using three ECMO machines for the infected people purpose at the hospital.
