The Lifeline Express is an aspiration for most of the people in the profession of medicine. We spoke to some of the doctors from Max Healthcare who went on board the Lifeline Express in the month of April. While all the doctors recommend their colleagues to serve at the Lifeline Express at least once in their lifetime, they have different experiences to share.
Dr. Vivek Dutt, Orthopaedic surgeon, Max Hospital Saket who went to the Lifeline Express for the first time, shares, “It was a unique and humbling experience and has reaffirmed my belief that so much can be done when like minded people get together”.
Dr. Sunoor Jain, Anesthetist from Patparganj is working in Max Hospital since January 2009 and this was his second visit to the Lifeline Express. He shares an incident – “On the evening of our first day around 5.30 pm, the camp was visited by a kid with septic knee and was in a lot pain. Usually, the camp winds up by 5.00 pm but we persuaded the local staff to stretch the time so that the boy does not have to go through the pain for another 15 hours. Making sure that the boy gets his treatment on time, was immensely satisfying for us serving the needy”.
Dr. Sonalika Singh, Gynaecologist from Max Hospital Saket, says, “Lifeline express is something that all doctors aspire to serve. For gynae cases we could have done more if OPD facility was provided and the infrastructure supported anti natal examination”. They mostly spread awareness on women’s issues.
“There is only so much one can do in terms of surgical treatment on board a train. It might be a good idea to space out out-patient clinics and operating days with a gap of about a week, during which time arrangements can be done in terms of deciding anaesthesia, surgical implants and equipments and need for additional personnel. The facilities on the train were grossly underutilised in terms of Paediatric Orthopaedic care”, adds Dr. Vivek.
Max India Foundation is proud to be associated with Lifeline Express which is an exceptional train with a unique concept of hospital on wheels in India. We encourage all doctors of Max Healthcare to extend their service whenever needed.
