No. 63/2020-21
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27-04-2020
Secunderabad
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S C Rly PRESS RELEASE
PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE, SECUNDERABAD - 500 071
SCR Introduces Door Delivery of Medicines to Employees
South Central Railway has been at the forefront of rendering best
possible medical care services to the
employees during the prevailing
situation due to COVID-19 pandemic in the country. As part of the continuous
efforts to provide best services, SCR under the leadership of Shri. Gajanan
Mallya, has initiated the supply of essential medicines to the staff and
retired employees at their door steps. To begin with, this facility
has been started across three Divisions of South-Central Railway i,e„ Hyderabad,
Vijayawada and Guntakal.
The facility can be availed by Sending Railway Employees & retired
Employees who are living in and around Vijayawada and Guntakal. Similarly, the
facility is available to all Retired Railway employees living in and around
Hyderabad and who are being served by Central Railway Hospital Lallaguda, Health
Unit Moula Ali and Kacheguda. This
facility is particularly
useful to persons suffering with
chronic health problems like Diabetes,
Hypertension, Cardiac related diseases or any other chronic diseases etc.
Shri Gajanan Mallya, General Manager, South Central Railway has
stated that the initiative will save both the time and risks involved in commuting to the Railway
Hospitals and will also enable serving / retired railway employees to adhere
the strict rules of lockdown due to COVID-19.
Delivery of medicines is being done through the available volunteers /
Scouts of Civil Defence personnel.
Moreover, the persons are being issued medicines up to 2 months requirement so
as to avoid frequent visits for regular checkups to the Hospitals. In addition,
a facility of Tele medicine & consultation support through WhatsApp video
has also been started for addressing minor ailments.
To ensure that the facility is made available to all, the Mobile numbers
of Doctors & Pharmacists of respective Health Units have been circulated through various means of
communication.
Further, the procedure for availing these services is also kept simple.
A patient has to only submit their
Name, UMID Card
/ Medical ID Card
photo, Previous month Doctor’s prescription photo and Address
with Landmark to the WhatsApp number of their respective health Units for
getting their medicines door-delivered.
Staff and Pensioners need to Send following details through WhatsApp:
1. Patient Name 2. Employee/Retired Employee Name 3. UMID Card / Medical ID Card photo
4. Previous month Doctor's prescription photo 5. Address with Landmark
Division wise WhatsApp Contact Numbers:
Central Railway Hospital. Lal lag
uda: l.Dr. Ramesh. Chief Staff Surgeon:9701370514
Health Unit. Moula-Ali:
1. Dr. Muthyam Kumar. Sr.
Consultant: 9701372501 2.Mrs. Padma Rani. Pharmacist: 9849085640
Health Unit.Jtachegtukii 1. Dr. Raminder Kaur, ACMS: 9701372502 2.Mrs.
Shalini, Pharmacist: 8686408534.
Health Unit. Guntakiil; 1. Venkata Rami Reddy. Chief Pharmacist:
8790651901 2. Ramarathanamma, Chief Pragmatist: 9885497932
Health Unit. Vijayawada: On Monday, Wednesday & Friday: -
7569305668, 7675928721 & 7569305636 On Tuesday Thursday & Saturday: -
7673927677, 7569305620 & 7013826171 Railway Employees
& Pensioners are
requested to avail these
services of Door Delivery & Tele-Consultation offered by South Central Railway and not to venture out from their homes unless
warranted, by strictly respecting the lockdown restrictions imposed
by the Government.
Sd/-
(Ch Rakesh)
Chief Public Relations Officer
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