Kilpauk Medical College Upgrades Critical Care Infrastructure Through the

 Kilpauk Medical College Upgrades Critical Care Infrastructure
Through the MillionICU initiative by Dozee

50 Step-Down ICU beds installed to create smart wards; facilitating continuous critical care for 1800 patients over the next 3 months

Kilpauk Medical College in Chennai has upgraded 50 normal beds into step-down ICUs to facilitate critical care for 1800+ patients over the next 3 months. This renowned medical centre is one of the first hospitals to receive this as a part of the MillionICU, an initiative that addresses the massive shortage of ICU beds and staff in public hospitals.

Dozee’s contactless sensors featuring an AI-powered triaging system that enables continuous (more than 100 times per hour) and accurate monitoring of a patient’s heart rate, respiratory rate, and other clinical parameters like sleep apnea and myocardial performance metrics without coming in contact with the patient. Dozee has also set up a 24x7 Central Monitoring Cell at the hospital which enables healthcare staff to monitor multiple patients remotely who were previously monitored manually only every couple of hours. Launched with the goal of enabling public hospitals to tide over the current COVID- 19 crisis in the short-term and bring about a rapid, long-term transformation in India’s public healthcare infrastructure, the MillionICU initiative will help upgrade critical care infrastructure in government hospitals across Tamil Nadu. The upgradation of facilities at Kilpauk Medical College was completed by leveraging the funds donated to the initiative by The State Bank of India Foundation.

The MillionICU initiative is an effort to leapfrog the critical health infrastructure and empower government hospitals with step-down ICU beds. The initiative aims to dramatically increase the number of HDUs with centralized patient monitoring at Kilpauk Medical College and make critical care more easily accessible and available to the needy, when they need it the most. Under the initiative, hospital beds will be installed with A Central Monitoring Cell is also set up by Dozee at these hospitals which help in saving crucial nursing hours and on an average, Dozee saves around 30 min of nursing time per patient per day. The constant stream of patient data aids the medical staff with early detection of patient deterioration and notifies the care team of any abnormalities before it becomes critical. Custom alerts can be set for every patient, helping doctors optimise treatment plans, focus on deteriorating patients and provide improved proactive care.

To know more, please visit: 

https://www.millionicu.org/

Supporting Quotes

 

Prof. Dr. R. Shanthimalar, M.D. D.A, DEAN, Kilpauk Medical College

“The MillionICU initiative will help institutions like us to upgrade quickly and efficiently. We are delighted to be the first beneficiary of this initiative in the city of Chennai and thank the donors for their generosity. Dozee has helped us upgrade the step-down ICU infrastructure within a matter of a few days and we are already seeing the benefits of the deployment. The Kilpauk medical team is happy to now serve more patients and have a greater impact on their recoveries while keeping themselves safe and saving precious time.”

Mudit Dandwate, CEO & Cofounder, Dozee

“Kilpauk is taking the lead amongst Tamil Nadu hospitals in upgrading their ICU infrastructure and getting better prepared to offer the best possible care to its patients. Through the MillionICU initiative, we want to enable government hospitals across India to upgrade their existing beds into step-down ICUs within a few minutes. The continuous monitoring cell will also aid the nursing staff with early detection of patient deterioration and notify the care team of any abnormalities that may be detected before it becomes critical. This will not only enable improved patient outcomes but also significantly reduces the load on nurses and doctors. Our aim is to install more than 50,000 Step-Down ICU beds across India by the end of 2021.”

Hospitals in India Turn to Remote Patient Monitoring Solutions to

Hospitals in India Turn to Remote Patient Monitoring Solutions to Manage Shortage of Beds in COVID-19 Second Wave

*Over 30 hospitals partner with Dozee to enable RPM in COVID-19 wards in 2 weeks*

*Dozee creates 24x7 Command Centre to provide end-to-end service in COVID-19 wards*

Hospitals in the most affected states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & West Bengal, which are reeling under COVID-19 surge, have turned to Remote Patient Monitoring Solutions to serve COVID-19 patients in need. Dozee, a pioneer in Contactless Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) solutions is helping more than 150+ hospitals across India to convert any bed into a step-down ICU in under 2 minutes and enables remote monitoring of patients outside of the ICU. In the last two weeks alone, more than 15 hospitals have signed up with Dozee across India and currently over 4000 COVID-19 High Dependency Unit (HDU) Beds are being monitored continuously in institutional settings. Dozee has also set up a Patient Monitoring Cell within hospitals to ensure 24*7 on-ground support and alert escalation. Several hospitals in the city are also in the process of onboarding Dozee to remotely monitor patients in COVID wards. 

The Patient Monitoring Cell enabled by Dozee helps keep track of all the patients and alerts the doctors and nurses on any escalation. The hospitals are overwhelmed by rising cases and hospital admissions coupled with shortage of staff and beds. Dozee has stationed a dedicated resource at these centres to help the doctors with prioritising alerts and monitor critical patients. This is helping doctors with the required data on each patient’s vitals at the right time and enabling them to take any action required. 

India is facing a spiralling health crisis, with its second wave of virus infections hitting record highs every day and overwhelming hospitals around the country as supplies of intensive care beds come under pressure. To tackle shortage of beds and effectively treat patients requiring continuous monitoring and treatment, hospitals across are adapting Remote Patient Monitoring in the fight against the second wave of Coronavirus outbreak. 

Dozee Pro is a Contactless Vitals Monitor for hospitals and features an AI-powered triaging system that enables the continuous (more than 100 times per hour) and accurate monitoring of a patient’s heart rate, respiratory rate, and other clinical parameters like sleep apnea, myocardial performance metrics without coming in contact with the patient. It comes with an industrial grade contactless sensor, communication pod and cloud-based patient monitoring tool with an AI-powered triaging system which captures real-time body vitals, and provides round the clock monitoring for patients who were previously manually monitored only every couple of hours. The Dozee Pro also features an extensible platform where it integrates with other devices such as a SPO2 sensor. 

The Dozee Pro captures 250 data samples per second and gives a reading every 30 seconds. This consistent stream of patient data aids the medical staff with early detection of patient deterioration and notifies the care team of any abnormalities before it becomes critical. Doctors & healthcare teams can remotely monitor the patients’ health from the centralised patient monitor, where at a time, hundreds of patients can be monitored from the web-dashboard and also from a mobile phone app. Custom alerts can be put on every patient, helping doctors optimise treatment plans, focus on deteriorating patients and provide improved proactive care. 

Made in India, Dozee has been launched with a 98.4% medical grade accuracy after successful clinical trials conducted with over 1000 subjects at NIMHANS and Sri Jayadeva Institute. Apart from its use in hospitals, Dozee also allows healthcare providers to remotely monitor patients’ vital signs, receive updates and deterioration alerts from home and other care settings outside the hospital. The solution includes an integrated early warning system for patients in the post-discharge, outpatient settings and hospital-level home care settings. Dozee Pro helps patients, their family members, and healthcare providers with real-time data and alerts, enabling early identification of clinical deterioration. 

Supporting Quotes

Dr. Vaishali Shelgaonkar, Associate Professor & HOD, Dept. of Anaesthesia

Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur

“The entire healthcare system is under pressure with spiraling cases and this time it is multiplying faster than in the first wave. The country has 2 million hospital beds and only 100,000 ICU beds. Coupled with the shortage of trained nursing staff, it is impossible to keep an active watch on the health of all the patients continuously, especially outside the ICU during these challenging times. We have adopted Dozee RPM to help us manage patients who require continuous monitoring while safeguarding our staff. Dozee is playing a crucial role in monitoring over 150 patients at a time and has helped the timely transfer of over 200 patients to the ICU.”

Mudit Dandwate, CEO & Cofounder, Dozee

“With the second wave spreading on a larger scale, hospitals are now adopting RPM & new AI technologies to help combat the Coronavirus outbreak. Remote Patient Monitoring significantly reduces the risks of in-person contact, managing staff shortages, and providing people with an alternative to the traditional forms of medical consultations especially during COVID. We are committed to providing our technology & closely working with hospitals to protect healthcare workers and patients in the global fight against COVID-19.”

Dozee Launches ‘Dozee Pro’ A Contactless Remote Patient Monitoring

Dozee Launches ‘Dozee Pro’- A Contactless Remote Patient Monitoring Solution for Hospitals Amidst Rising Demand

 Over 70 hospitals partner with Dozee in less than 3 months to enable RPM in wards and home-based hospital care

 Dozee, a pioneer in Contactless Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) solutions announced the launch of Dozee Pro, a Contactless Vitals Monitor for hospitals. The Dozee Pro features an AI-powered triaging system that converts any bed into a step-down ICU in under 2 minutes and enables remote monitoring of patients outside of the ICU. Dozee is seeing an increased adoption of its new RPM solution with over 70 hospitals across India partnering with the startup in less than 3 months. It has deployed 4000 devices in hospitals to monitor patients continuously and to help them enhance patient care and clinical outcomes. Dozee has monitored over 16,000 patients, helping save the lives of more than 250 by early identification of risk and health deterioration. Dozee expects to partner with more than 500 hospitals and monitor an additional 200000 patients in the next 12 months.

Dozee Pro enables the continuous (more than 100 times per hour) and accurate monitoring of a patient’s heart rate, respiratory rate, and other clinical parameters like sleep apnea, myocardial performance metrics without coming in contact with the patient. It comes with an industrial grade contactless sensor, communication pod and cloud-based patient monitoring tool with an AI-powered triaging system which captures real-time body vitals, and provides round the clock monitoring for patients who were previously manually monitored only every couple of hours. The Dozee Pro also features an extensible platform where it integrates with other devices such as SPO2 sensor, ECG and temperature sensor to provide the entire suite of vitals parameters including oxygen saturation, body temperature and ECG.

The Dozee Pro captures 250 data samples per second and gives a reading every 30 seconds. This consistent stream of patient data aids the medical staff with early detection of patient deterioration and notifies the care team of any abnormalities before it becomes critical. Doctors & healthcare teams can remotely monitor the patients’ health from the centralised patient monitor, where at a time, hundreds of patients can be monitored from the web-dashboard and also from a mobile phone app. Custom alerts can be put on every patient, helping doctors optimise treatment plans, focus on deteriorating patients and provide improved proactive care.

Made in India, Dozee Pro has been launched with a 98.4% medical grade accuracy after successful clinical trials conducted with over 1000 subjects at NIMHANS and Sri Jayadeva Institute. Apart from its use in hospitals, Dozee Pro also allows healthcare providers to remotely monitor patients’ vital signs, receive updates and deterioration alerts from home and other care settings outside the hospital. The solution includes an integrated early warning system for patients in the post-discharge, outpatient settings and hospital-level home care settings. Dozee Pro helps patients, their family members, and healthcare providers with real-time data and alerts, enabling early identification of clinical deterioration.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to fore both the challenges and the opportunities of the healthcare sector in India. The country has 2 million hospital beds and only 100,000 ICU beds. Coupled with the shortage of trained nursing staff, it is impossible to keep an active watch on the health of all the patients continuously, especially outside the ICU. Currently, there aren’t many low cost, easy to deploy solutions which help the hospitals monitor patients in wards. Even today, nurses manually visit patients every couple of hours to measure the vitals. Without continuous monitoring, any deterioration in a patient’s health can go unnoticed and lead to complications. Even though RPM has been in use in other countries, in India it is still at a nascent stage. According to reports, the Global Remote Patient Monitoring Market is expected to be valued at USD 2.14 Billion in 2027 from USD 786.4 Million in 2019, registering a CAGR of 14.1% through the forecast period. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed healthcare practitioners towards remote patient monitoring technologies in India and also globally.

Supporting Quotes

Dr. Vaishali Shelgaonkar, Associate Professor & HOD, Dept. of Anaesthesia

Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur

“As doctors our first objective is always providing better care for our patients and to deliver better health patient outcomes. The pandemic made it imperative for us to offer the best possible remote care while safeguarding our staff. Dozee played a crucial role in ensuring we could manage the load effectively by helping us provide care to 150 patients at a time remotely. We are now using Dozee in other areas of patient care where even outside the ICU, we are able to provide 24/7 care and monitor them for any health deterioration.”

Dr. Nishanth, MD, DM, Associate Professor of Cardiology

Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore

“Technology innovations are fast redefining various facets of healthcare. Application of AI on health data can prove to be transformational in the early detection of health conditions and providing timely care to patients. This results in a significant improvement in patient safety and clinical outcomes. Dozee's contactless remote patient monitoring (RPM) & risk based stratification of patients is one such technology which possibly can be a game changer for patient monitoring in hospitals, at home and for early screening of health disorders.”

Mudit Dandwate, CEO & Cofounder, Dozee

“Remote Patient Monitoring is rapidly becoming a way for hospitals and healthcare providers to deliver an enhanced level of quality patient care through the pandemic and beyond. From COVID-19 patient care, to post-surgical follow-up, to ongoing care management for patients with chronic illness, Dozee has been helping doctors and hospitals with clinical-grade technology to provide quality of care safely and at scale. Our focus is to provide a solution for hospitals that is cost-effective without compromising patient care. Dozee provides doctors with continuous data on a patient's vitals and raises an alert when there is deterioration in health, empowering them to make informed care decisions no matter where they are.”