Fortis SL Raheja Hospital launches 'The Vocalizer’ for ICU Patients
Mumbai: Fortis SL Raheja Hospital, Mahim recently unveiled the ‘The Vocalizer' for patients, an application that helps connect with the patients in the ICU when they can barely talk and move. The brainchild of Oncology Surgeon Dr P.Jagannath,developed this application at the Hospital itself, which will now enable patients in the ICU to communicate with their caregivers and family members far more effectively.
Many patients have an Endotracheal Tube hampering their ability to communicate even though they are conscious. The Vocalizer also aids many patients who’ve undergone surgery, who cannot communicate appropriately post-op. Before this advancement in medical communication spectra, caregivers in the hospitals traditionally used generic pre-written notes that helped the patient to communicate but at times those weren’t sufficient since special needs had to be catered to; there was an urgent need to bridge this communication gap.
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