Safe Surgery During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Even in this time of uncertainty, Dr.Rela Hospital is the place for hope and healing, and we are ready to deliver the care and compassion that you need. Even with the raging coronavirus pandemic, we have vigorous processes in place to offer exceptional care with utmost safety for our patients who need it in these difficult times.

So, during these pandemic times, many patients will need “Medically necessary, Time sensitive”, a term applicable for elective surgery. We at Dr.Rela Hospital are ready to offer safe elective surgical procedures to our patients.

Your Safety is Our Priority

We at Dr.Rela Hospital have carefully designed and rigorously enforced safety precautions for all our patients who visit us during these times. We do offer both virtual and in-person consultations for our existing and new patients. Our appointment coordinators will be happy to fix a consultation either way.

Our precautions to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission include,

• Careful screening through tele-consultation by our coordinators while fixing appointments,
• Strict limit on the number of people entering the hospital,
• Carefully monitored entrance points,
• Thermal screening of all visitors and employees,
• Universal masking requirements for all patients, visitors, and staff,
• Waiting areas are arranged for social distancing,
• Enhanced cleaning of consultation rooms after each patient visit,
• Frequent deep cleaning of other clinical areas.

What to Expect When You Are Here

• Wearing a mask is compulsory on the hospital premises.
• Follow social distancing guidelines,
• Please do come 15 minutes before the scheduled appointment time for screening purposes, which includes a questionnaire and temperature screening.
• Extra hand sanitizer dispensers have been made available,
• Clear and strict enforcement of segregation into inpatient and outpatient areas for all,
• During consultation, you and your care team will stay masked,
• All investigations and care will be provided with minimal touch points, with strict adherence to social distancing.
• Strict enforcement and segregation of high-risk groups for COVID-19 infection.

Offering Safe Surgical Practices

We take utmost care and precautions while offering surgical procedures during these pandemic times. Some of the practices which we follow during these include,

• Screening of both the patient and the attendant for COVID-19 before hospitalization for all elective surgical procedures,
• Stringent infection control protocols according to WHO & ICMR,
• Frequent sanitization, including deep cleaning of the inpatient facilities,
• Minimal flow of personnel during the surgery and through the hospitalization, thereby minimizing risk.
• Personnel protective equipment (PPE) will be worn during the surgery and in the perioperative period by the caregivers.
• Following social distancing norms in the wards and ICU,
• Following hygienic food practices,
• Telemedicine consultation for follow-up.