Mumbai: As air pollution bogs down Mumbai for the past couple of months, the state-run Sir J.J. Hospital here has opened a separate OPD ward to provide emergency treatment to patients suffering from respiratory problems, Minister of Medical Education, Hasan Mushrif, said here on Wednesday.
Besides, all medical colleges have also been directed to take suitable measures in this regard with the possibility of a spike in the number of people suffering from respiratory disorders due to the air pollution, Mushrif said.
Every day from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the hospital will treat these patients in the outpatient department (OPD) and treat respiratory-related conditions in the emergency rooms or casualty wards afterwards.
In addition, Mushrif has requested that the relevant authorities establish a dedicated unit for respiratory disorders and take institutional measures to guarantee that all medications, masks, equipment, and other necessities for these patients are available at the hospital.
The medical authorities would compile daily data of patients with respiratory ailments and submit them to their higher departments, and in case the number of patients is found to be increasing, more facilities would be created in the hospital to accommodate them, said Mushrif.
