Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 20: Apollo Hospitals Group today announced the launch of Post-COVID Recovery Clinics across the hospital network.
The Post-COVID Recovery Clinics will address the rising number of patients who have recovered from COVID but are suffering from the mid and long term persistent effects of the infection.
Over 50% of COVID patients suffer from problems that include breathlessness, chest pain and heart issues, joint pains, vision problems, and memory loss months after contracting the novel coronavirus.
The Post-COVID Recovery Clinics will be manned by a team of specialists including neurologists and immunologists to help patients deal with the aftermath of COVID-19 and restore them to health. In Delhi the Post-COVID Recovery Clinic will be conducted at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, in Sarita Vihar.
P Shivakumar, Managing Director, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi said, “Many patients who have recovered from COVID-19 at our hospitals have been contacting us for symptoms that they are having, and not knowing where to go for them. To address these health issues faced by patients who have recovered from COVID-19, we have started the Post-COVID Recovery Clinics. The clinics will help patients recover completely from the consequences of COVID-19 and return to living life as before COVID.”
P Shivakumar said, “Specialized clinic will enable us to monitor symptoms of patients on an ongoing basis and delivery timely medical attention.”
The Post-COVID Recovery Clinics will initially be launched in Apollo hospitals treating COVID in Chennai, Madurai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Mysore, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Indore, Lucknow, Mumbai and Ahmedabad. The clinics will be manned by a dedicated team consisting of a Family Physician assisted by a nurse.
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