Pune- 5 Corona positive patients cured and discharged
Pune,2 May 2020 – 5 patients diagnosed with corona infection were treated at Smt. Kashibai Navale General Hospital located at Narhe, in Pune and cured. They were discharged yesterday 1st May 2020.
The 5 patients include 3 males and 2 females, one being a 70 year female and the other is 42 years old female. The age of the male patients are 17 years, 44 years and 52 years. All of them hail from Old Bazar, Khadki, Pune. One of the patients has medical history of hypertension, cardiac problems and diabetes. The 70 year old lady was also known case of DM, HTN and CVA, diabetes, hypertension and stroke in the year 2012.
Members of the team including doctors and others can be seen in the video below, showering flowers on the patients leaving the hospital after being discharged ,completing all formalities. The patients conveyed their immense gratitude to the doctors and entire team for nursing them back to good health, helping them to recover completely.
Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College & General Hospital located at Narhe, in Pune is renowned for excellence in medical care as well excellence in medical education. Considering the ongoing rise in the coronavirus outbreak in Pune City, SKN General Hospital had readied a 500 bed isolation ward to accommodate the patients and also an ICU for treatment of 50 serious cases of corona virus. The Hospital is well known amongst the people for the charitable care provided to them from inception in the year 2006. The hospital provides all facilities in addition to meals to the in-patient free of cost. This is a boon especially for the poor and needy who cannot afford proper health care. All departments have updated infrastructure besides dedicated team of renowned doctors and supporting staff working round the clock to give the best possible medical care at all times.
Dr. Kiran Shinde, Dy. Dean and HOD ENT, the nodal officer of SKN General Hospital for corona cases says that the successful treatment and discharge of the 5 corona patients is a clear indicator that corona can be cured if proper care and treatment is rendered to the patients, notwithstanding medical history of diabetes and hypertension.
Prof. M.N. Navale, Founder President of Sinhgad Technical Education Society congratulated Dr. Kiran Shinde and team of brave, dedicated doctors, nurses, attendants and other health care workers of Smt. Kashibai Navale Hospital for their remarkable achievement in the fight against Covid-19. He said, “Nursing a 70 year old with medical history and the other patients shows the strong commitment of the medical team of Smt. Kashibai Navale Hospital. It was a big challenge and the team of SKN Hospital rose to the challenge. Today is a proud, memorable and glorious day for all of us and our entire medical fraternity. “
