His family in US, Gujarat govt hospital makes this 83-year-old covid patient feel at home
“We were going through a period of extreme stress and worry that when our whole family is settled back in the US, who will take care of my father in Ahmedabad? But thank you doctors, you are all taking care of my father like your own family member”. These are the words of the US settled daughter Shruti Soni, whose 83-year-old father has been tested positive for coronavirus and receiving treatment at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital.
Though they are miles apart, but a father-daughter meeting happens every day when the hospital staff helps them connect on a video-call, at-least once in a day. The nursing staff and doctors, most of whom are much younger to him, affectionately addresses him as Chinukaka. “We felt almost helpless when learnt that father is down with Covid. With flights grounded, we had no idea how to reach to him personally. But we have breathed a sigh of relief after realising that he has been receiving home-like care in the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital”, Soni said, adding, “The best part if the medical staff has made sure that he doesn't feel alone. Though we are in America, but we doctors and staff made us worry and tension-free'. Admitted at the coronavirus special ward, like other patients Chinukaka can also receive any visitors.
A realtime Covid command control dashboard has been started by the Gujarat government so that patients' relatives can get the latest information. All the information related to the patient's status, including name, reports, ward, latest condition, admission details, discharge details, are available through the dashboard at the click of the mouse.
