SMVDSB inks pact to set up health ATMs on Vaishno Devi Shrine track
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Jammu: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the installation of nine cloud-enabled health ATMs along the pilgrimage track, an official said on Saturday.
The Shrine Board inked the pact with Hewlett Packard Enterprise for health ATMs and one Telemedicine Studio at Katra, the base camp for the pilgrims visiting the shrine, the official said.
He said the move is part of the Board’s commitment to providing good and easily accessible health care services to the pilgrims.
“This initiative is being undertaken by the Shrine Board as per the directions of (Lt Governor) Manoj Sinha who is also its chairman, in collaboration with HPE as part of its CSR to enhance Health Care accessibility for the pilgrims, stakeholders, besides, local inhabitants on the yatra track round the clock,” the official said.
In addition, he said the installation of one telemedicine Studio at Katra shall bridge the gap and enhance patient outcomes by enabling seamless virtual consultations between pilgrims and Health Care providers through high definition video conferencing regardless of geographic barriers. This initiative of the Shrine Board provides innovative platforms to the pilgrims as well as the general public of the region by facilitating not only primary care consultations but also enabling specialty consultations by the medical experts.
The health ATMs can instantly check 50 plus parameters within 10 minutes which include blood pressure (BP), sugar, body temperature, oxygen level, BMI, body fat index, dehydration and pulse rate.
The MoU was inked by Anshul Garg, Chief Executive Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board with Rajesh Dhar, Senior Director, Industry Verticals Sales in the presence of Sushil Bhatla, Head, CSR, HPEIPL at Central Office, SMVDSB, Katra.
The CEO, SMVDSB said that the installation of Health ATMs at Medical Units located at main sectors of the yatra track shall be equipped with cutting edge medical technology and linked with RFID to ensure services are being provided to data fetched pilgrims only. Besides, these Health ATMs shall also integrate with Electronic Medical Records of the pilgrims for improving healthcare landscape for the personalized and comprehensive care of the pilgrims with health issues during the pilgrimage. He exhorted that these initiatives underscores our dedication and commitment to leveraging technology for the betterment of pilgrims by providing world class health care services in the pilgrimage to the Vaishno Devi Shrine.
