General Medicine

ART CENTER

BKL Walawalkar Medial College Dervan gets Anti-retroviral therapy or ART Center for HIV/AIDS patients. The people living with HIV/AIDS in Hills remote, rural catchment area had long pending demand for a ART center which provides Antiretroviral therapy (ART) which prolongs and improve HIV/AIDS patients’ lives, and potentially reduce the risk that they will infect others.

BKL Walawalkar Medial College Dervan has fulfilled the felt need of the local community by successfully setting up Anti-retroviral therapy centre would serve for thousands of PLHIV living in its remote, rural catchment area.

On 5th January, the Antiretroviral therapy centre was inaugurated by Honorable chief guest Dr. Sanghmitra Phule-Gawde, The Civil Surgeon, District Ratnagiri, in presence of our Honorable patron & chief trustee Shri Ashok Joshi alias Kaka Maharaj, Honorable Medical Director Dr. Suvarna Patil Madam, Hon guest Mr. Sachin Patil, District Programme Officer HIV/AIDS control Unit Ratnagiri, Hon. Dr. Vijay Dombale Sir, Principle, BKL Walawalkar Medical College & other honorable faculties in Hospital & Medical college.

“We left no stones unturned to ensure that we establish the ART Centre quickly. We got our staff trained at ART center Ratnagiri; made several makeshift arrangements to satisfy the minimum requirements to run ART Centre and made sure that our ART Centre possesses the all mandatory requirements as per national AIDS Control societies recommended norms”, informed Dr. Suvarna Patil , Medical Director, BKL Walawalkar rural Medical college & Hospital Dervan.

“We ensure that our ART Center performs to its optimal efficiency to serve PLHIV in remote & rural area of our district, As our hospital & college strives to bring affordable & quality health through different Health services in district & in future ART Centre will be another important milestone of institutes Social & health vision.” she added.

“We have established ART center under the mentorship of District AIDS Prevention and Control unit Ratnagiri, through which proposal was sent to Maharashtra aids control society which finally got approval from National AIDS control society. We shall receive required antiretroviral drugs, consumables & other support from MSACS as Public private partnership guidelines,” said Dr Prasanna Nakate, (Professor, Department of Microbiology, BKLWRMC)

Ensuring universal access to ART and care and support as per national guidelines is one of the key objectives of NACP-IV. Timely initiation of treatment along with uninterrupted supply of ARV drugs are the basic necessities for optimal treatment outcome. Adequate treatment facilities for treatment of OIs including TB treatment under RNTCP and need for provision of second line & alternative first line ART was necessary to maintain continuum of care, ART Center ,BKLWRMC Dervan is first PPP model ART centre was approved by NACO in this Konkan region. This newly established ART centre along with integrated counseling & testing center will serve as a “one-stop centre for counseling, detection and treatment of HIV & fulfill requirements of PLHIV living in this remote ,rural area ” Said by chief guest Dr Sanghmitra Phule-Gawde, Civil Surgeon ,District Ratnagiri

On the auspicious occasion of opening ceremony Integrated counseling testing center in institute got award by the hand of hon. Chief guest Dr. Sanghmitra Phule-Gawade Madam for their outstanding work in last year in prevention of mother to child transmission. ICTC staff Mrs. Priyanka Gitte, Counselor & Mr. Shashikant Dafale, Lab Technician were received certificate of appreciation for their from Maharashtra AIDS control Society.

Facilities available in Medicine Department

The department is often considered the backbone of the hospital. The department has most modern ICU with ventilators, ABG Machine, multipara monitors. The department has developed several specialty services like haemotology, diabetes, critical care, snake bite and also gives awareness for infection and endocrinic disorders.

Services offered

• Evaluation and management of all Medical Emergencies.
• Evaluation and management of all snake bite cases with years of experience.
• Evaluation and management of multisystem diseases.
• Critical care, ICU care and Ventilator care.
• Diagnosis, treatment and follow up of Diabetes, Hypertension, Lipid disorders etc.
• Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases.

The diagnostic facilities available are as follow

EEG

An electroencephalogram is a medical diagnostic test that charts a person’s brain activity to allow neurologists to diagnose a brain disorder. This safe test can diagnose these conditions:

• Seizures
• Epilepsy
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Psychoses
• Narcolepsy

B.K.L. Walawalkar Hospital provides EEGs for patients, using the latest technology available operated by experienced neurophysiology technologists to provide the highest level of care for your family.

EEG

Stress Test

This is a series of tests that provides information on how well the heart responds to physical stress. It is used to detect coronary artery disease or to determine safe levels of exercise following a heart attack or heart surgery.To evaluate exercise tolerance and determine if there is narrowing in an artery leading to the heart muscle – a warning sign of a possible heart attack. By comparing the electrical activity of the heart before, during, and after physical exercise, your doctor can determine how well the heart muscle is functioning during increased stress.

Stress Test

Dialysis

Dialysis is the process of removing waste products and excess fluid from the body. The procedure is used to treat patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). For more than 15 years, the B.K.L. Walawalkar Hospital Dialysis Center has been offering comprehensive treatment and support for adults and children with CKD. Using the latest technology, the Dialysis Center strive to remain on the cutting-edge of developments in renal replacement therapy while maintaining a patient-centered focus.

Our services include outpatient hemodialysis and an in-patient acute dialysis unit with six Dialysis machines in the department. These multiple modalities of care give our patients the best opportunities to achieve the quality of life they desire. Our team of specialists is committed to providing state-of-the-art therapy while maintaining a strong respect for the intrinsic dignity of each and every patient.

Dialysis

Endoscopy & Bronchoscopy

Patients at our Endoscopy Center receive advanced procedures from an expert team of physicians, nurses and staff. Our hospital is also the only hospital to provide this facility in the rural area. This allows our doctors to accurately diagnose and stage cancers of the esophagus, lungs or pancreas without multiple tests or surgery.

The facility features the latest amenities for patient comfort in one convenient location on the hospital’s ground floor. Our Endoscopy Center has been recognized for quality and safety.

Specialized services

• Bronchoscopy
• Capsule Endoscopy
• Colonoscopy
• Dilation of strictures/ narrowing
• Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy
• Liver biopsy