Philips India has introduced IntelliSafari which features a specially designed mobile van to reach out to hospitals, nursing homes and clinics in Tier 2 and 3 cities in India. The objective is to familiarize the healthcare providers with the latest technological advancements in healthcare, available at a low cost.
The van was flagged off from Ahmedabad by Shankar Seshadri, Senior Director and Business Head, Patient Care & Monitoring Solutions and Ultrasound, Philips India.
Recognizing the need of healthcare solutions for patients in Gujarat, the program is designed to meet the customers across cities and visit them with Philips products and solutions. The special vehicle showcasing state-of-the-art technologies from Philips Healthcare, will travel across key cities in Gujarat for the next 30 days, before moving on to Rajasthan and other parts of India.
The mobile van is equipped with advanced cutting-edge products, designed to treat patients ranging from adults to neonates in ICU, CCU, as well as general wards and nursing care units.
The wide range of display showcases products like the Intensive Care Unit patient monitors based up critical outcome and budget, portable patient monitoring solutions, Cardiographs or ECG machines both portable and table top models with interpretation, fetal and maternal monitors, defibrillators and AED devices besides portable Ventilator and BIPAP devices.
The vehicle is an experiential area fitted with patient monitoring healthcare equipment.
“Through the IntelliSafari drive, we want to assure people that advanced technological solutions need not always come at a cost. Healthcare products which are affordable, and having high-technology features and qualitative solutions are key to increasing access to healthcare in India and thereby saving lives”, said Seshadri.
“A healthcare provider’s responsibility is to provide early and accurate diagnosis along with the best possible treatment. But, the availability of latest technology at a price that can make it viable for hospitals to use them, has always been a big challenge”, said Dr. Naman Shastri, Cardiac Anesthetist, SAL Hospital, Ahmedabad.