Delhi Rains: AIIMS Trauma Centre OT now fully functional, Medical services restored

New Delhi: The operation theatres at the trauma centre of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi have now become fully functional from Sunday after the basement area remained flooded on Saturday, a day after heavy rains lashed the city. 

The institute's authorities announced this update on Sunday following two days of flooding that disrupted the operation of the OT and the emergency department at the trauma centre.  

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As per India TV, the AIIMS authorities said, "The OT and ED at the trauma centre are fully functional from 7.30 am today. All OTS started at the trauma centre."  

After heavy rains caused waterlogging in Delhi, services at the Neurosciences Centre of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi were significantly affected on Friday and Saturday. 

On Saturday, AIIMS Media Protocol In-Charge, Rima Dada told ANI, "After heavy rain yesterday, there was severe waterlogging in parts of the AIIMS hospital especially in the basement of Trauma Centre where heavy generators and other equipment are present. We had to stop OT after that but four life threatening surgeries were performed."

She further said that the director and additional director took stock of the waterlogging in the basements and lifts and were cleared immediately.

She said, "The Director and Additional Director took stock of the situation but due to a power cut by NDMC, our Operation theatres were shut till 4 p.m. After power was restored, we started the OTs, and surgeries were performed all night."

On June 27, 364 patients were operated, and on June 28 the day of heavy rains, 347 patients underwent surgery at AIIMS. Earlier services in the operation theatres (OTs) of the Neurosciences Centre of the AIIMS Delhi were affected as OTs became non-functional, as per a notice by the AIIMS Delhi.

According to the notice dated June 28, all the OTs were non-functional due to the non-functioning of the air-conditioning and water seepage from the walls.

The neurosurgeries were also kept on halt and patients were referred to Safdarjung Hospital or any other government hospitals.

The decision was made after a discussion with the Nursing Superintendent (NS OT Sister in-charge) of the Cardiothoracic and Neurosciences Centre AIIMS, the Master of Surgery of CN Centre, and the Chief of CN Centre.

"As per discussion with the NS OT Sister in-charge, MS (CNC), and the chief CN Centre, all the OTs are non-functional due to the non-functioning of the air-conditioning and also water seepage from the walls. Hence, no case can be operated on, any patients coming to an emergency requiring surgery, the same kindly be referred to either Safdarjung or any other government hospital. If there is a case, which has to be done urgently, may kindly be taken up in the trauma centre after discussing it with the concerned faculty", the notice reads.

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