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Imphal, April 8:
A “Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Centre” was inaugurated today at Burn Unit, RIMS, Imphal by Prof. G. Sunil Kumar Sharma, Director RIMS, Imphal in the presence of Prof. N. Sanjib Singh, MS, RIMS Hospital, Imphal, R.K Mecolt Singh, Deputy Director (Admn.), RIMS, Imphal, Sairem Sarat Singh, CAO/FA, RIMS, Imphal and Dr. Ak Ibohal Singh, HOD, Dept. of Plastic Surgery, RIMS, Imphal respectively.
In his inaugural address, Director RIMS, Imphal stated that RIMS is the first to installed HBOT Centre in entire North East region. The therapy involves breathing oxygen at pressure higher than atmospheric pressure and administered in specially designed chambers which helps create ambient pressure 2-3 times higher than that found at sea level to help dissolve oxygen into blood. It increased the oxygen delivery to tissues by 10 -15 times as compared to the amount received through normal breathing. Stimulating new blood vessels and capillary growth has aid in wound healing and also removal of toxins and waste products. Thus, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy has documented benefits in many diseases like: Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Wound Healing, Severe Anaemia, Delayed Radiation Injury or Radiation Necrosis, Traumatic Brain Injury, Compromised Grafts & Flaps, Vision loss or sudden hearing loss, Brain Abscess etc.
Further, Prof. N. Sanjib Singh, Medical Superintendent, RIMS Hospital, Imphal thanked RIMS Authority for procuring very costly equipment which will benefit a lot by public in different spectrum of treatment. Out patients can also avail the facility at RIMS Hospital, Imphal. They will be charge a minimal fee to take the advantage of the facility.
The program was attended by HOD’s, faculty members as well as Nursing Officials and staff of RIMS, Imphal.
Meanwhile, Prof. G. Sunil Kumar Sharma, Director RIMS, Imphal also inaugurated a “New Staff Parking and Main Gate” of Department of Psychiatry, RIMS, Imphal today in the presence of Prof. N. Sanjib Singh, MS, RIMS Hospital, Imphal, R.K Mecolt Singh, Deputy Director (Admn.), RIMS, Imphal, Sairem Sarat Singh, CAO/FA, RIMS, Imphal, Dr. S. Gojendra Singh, HOD, Department of Psychiatry, RIMS, Imphal and Prof. RK. Lenin Singh, Department of Psychiatry, RIMS, Imphal respectively.
