Hyderabad, August 31, 2024……The Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI) has organised an interactive meeting on ESAI Benefits & Employee’s Rights to Health. It was held at FTCCI premises at Red Hill on Thursday night
Several experts participated. They include Dr Dwarakanatha Reddy, Chair; Dr Krishna Reddy Nallamalla, CEO of Access Health International; Yadagiri Shekhar Rao, State President of PRAJNA; Dr. Shirishkumar G Chavan, Dean, ESIC Medical College & Hospital; Dr Abhijeet M. Dashetwar, Prof at ESIC Super Speciality Hospital, Dr Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, Senior Specialist, ESIC, Super Speciality Hospital
The program addressed the rights and benefits for employees; the advantages of ESI Medical Services, ESIC Hospital and Services, the importance of screening etc and other
Speaking on the occasion Mr. Suresh Kumar Singhal said ESI stands for Employees’ State Insurance, a social security scheme in India that provides medical care and financial support to employees. But many industrial workforces are familiar with its facilities. A program like this will help create awareness about their rights and benefits. He appreciated the Health Committee of FTCCI for organising such a useful program.
Dr Shirishkumar G Chavan, Dean, ESIC Medical College & Hospital said ESIC Medical College and Hospital Sanathanagar is NABH Accredited. So also, it’s blood bank. It is the first ESI Blood Bank in the state to get NABH accreditation. We have medical colleges, four in the south and four in the North. We also have two dental, and two nursing colleges. We have a 33-acre campus of which we are using 22 acres and in balance, an 11-acre 300-bed hospital is being planned. ESIC Sanathnagar can proudly boast of the latest and multi-disciplinary facilities on par with the best of the best corporate hospitals, he said
Our superspeciality hospital performed the first Renal Transplant in ESIC. We also performed ABO incompatible Renal Transplant. It also performed the first Open Heart Surgery in ESIC. It is also the first among ESICs to perform stereotactic Biopsy (STB) procedures for Brain Lesions. We also have another distinction of using Precision Medicine to decrease Organ Rejection. We were the first of its kind in ESIC in this regard, he shared.
He further added that ESIC has done 47, 295 dialysis procedures in the year 2023 as against 4559 in the year 2019.
Dr Abhijeet M. Dashetwar, Prof at ESIC Super Speciality Hospital spoke about their ambitious initiative called Touching Million Hearts, a comprehensive screening and health awareness program. It is a mission to screen IPs and their families for cardiac, kidney and brain ailments. People are spending their lifetime savings on diagnosis only. By the time it is diagnosed and treatment is required, they are broken. That is when they realise that they have an ESIC card and approach us. Instead, if they come even before they would save trauma and money, he added.
Dr Krishna Reddy Nallamalla, CEO of Access Health International said companies must cultivate a system where few employees volunteer to be ambassadors for good health and create awareness among their colleagues.
Dr Gouminthang Gangte, Regional Director of ESIC said information about various services of ESIC are just a click away. You just scan and get information. We are planning to set up more dispensaries. There is a proposal to construct a few new hospitals shortly in the state, he shared.