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Lockdown: AIIMS-Bhubaneswar starts tele-consultation service

Apr 14, 2020, 15:46 IST

PTI

Bhubaneswar, Apr 14 () AIIMS-Bhubaneswar hasstarted tele-consultation service to help patients during thelockdown period.

Patients can consult doctors through phone calls,WhatsApp audio and video calls from 9 am till 1 pm from Mondayto Saturday, a notification issued by the premier hospitalsaid.

To begin with, consultation will be available in ninedepartments, it said.

The specialities enlisted for this facility includegeneral medicine, general surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology,paediatrics, orthopedics, pulmonary medicine, urology,psychiatry and cardiology.

In-charge Medical Superintendent Dr Jawahar SK Pillaisaid, nine mobile tablets have been configured for WhatsAppvideo calling.

The doctors will provide photo/scan or digital copy ofsigned prescription or e-prescription to patients viaWhatsApp. AAMMM MM

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