Rtam Social Service Trust continues to treat COVID- 19 positive patients at its Corona Care Centre for free
Coimbatore: The Brindhavan Vidhyalaya Public School which is located in Madukkarai is now a Corona Care Centre, thanks to the initiative of the Coimbatore-based Rtam.
Social Service Trust was started about three years ago by a group of friends. The covid care centre is set up with funds from its members and contributions from its well-wishers. The 30-bed centre treats patients with mild symptoms of the coronavirus. Patients are admitted at the centre through triage screening centres per se.
“The less than a month old trust has successfully treated three batches of patients.” Madhan Kumar, Managing Trustee of the non-profit organisation told SimpliCity. Patients who are admitted at the centre, undergo treatment and after successfully being cured of the virus are sent back home. A team of volunteers does a follow up on the discharged patients to ensure that they are healthy.
SimpliCity learnt that a patient stays at the covid care centre for a maximum duration of five days. There is no cash counter at the respective centre. Patients who are undergoing treatment at the centre are provided with food and medicines all for free. Other expenses that are involved in treating the patients are also taken care of by the trust.
All protocols prescribed by the government in treating covid positive patients are followed at the covid care centre. On the campus of the school turned covid care centre, is a kitchen where three meals are cooked and served to the patients by a set of volunteers.“This was food is served to the patients straight from the kitchen.” Madhan Kumar said.
Managing Trustee shares with SimpliCity that two police personnel who are a part of the initiative are playing the role of an unsung hero. B Sastha Somasekaran inspector of police and his younger brother B Sastha Indhusekaran sub-inspector of police have contributed in cash towards this initiative and the duo has also helped in ensuring that the paperwork for this initiative is done smoothly.
It may be recalled that Sastha Somasekaran had in 2020 offered to bear the medical expenses of deserving needy students studying in government schools who have gotten admission in government medical college in the state. The police officials who are serving in Coimbatore have in the past turned saviours, by coming ahead and helping children from the Karavan community by enrolling them in Government-run schools in Kangeyam district in Tirupur district. This respective mission of educating children was successful, thanks to the help that poured in from officials affiliated to the revenue department and some good Samaritans.
Media shy IAS officials and the Managing Trustee of the trust reluctantly admit that the two police officials have contributed a part of their monthly earnings towards the covid care centre, besides contributions from members of the trust.
When quizzed about the future plans of the trust, Madhan Kumar told SimpliCity that the trust is considering adopting a village in a tribal hamlet. It may be noted that the Coimbatore-based non-government organisation has successfully implemented many-a-projects that are focused on empowering women in the tribal community and also educating the children from tribal families. Moving the focus to the covid care centre, Madhan Kumar tells us that as long as there is a need, the centre will have its doors open to the public.
Social Service Trust was started about three years ago by a group of friends. The covid care centre is set up with funds from its members and contributions from its well-wishers. The 30-bed centre treats patients with mild symptoms of the coronavirus. Patients are admitted at the centre through triage screening centres per se.
“The less than a month old trust has successfully treated three batches of patients.” Madhan Kumar, Managing Trustee of the non-profit organisation told SimpliCity. Patients who are admitted at the centre, undergo treatment and after successfully being cured of the virus are sent back home. A team of volunteers does a follow up on the discharged patients to ensure that they are healthy.
SimpliCity learnt that a patient stays at the covid care centre for a maximum duration of five days. There is no cash counter at the respective centre. Patients who are undergoing treatment at the centre are provided with food and medicines all for free. Other expenses that are involved in treating the patients are also taken care of by the trust.
All protocols prescribed by the government in treating covid positive patients are followed at the covid care centre. On the campus of the school turned covid care centre, is a kitchen where three meals are cooked and served to the patients by a set of volunteers.“This was food is served to the patients straight from the kitchen.” Madhan Kumar said.
Managing Trustee shares with SimpliCity that two police personnel who are a part of the initiative are playing the role of an unsung hero. B Sastha Somasekaran inspector of police and his younger brother B Sastha Indhusekaran sub-inspector of police have contributed in cash towards this initiative and the duo has also helped in ensuring that the paperwork for this initiative is done smoothly.
It may be recalled that Sastha Somasekaran had in 2020 offered to bear the medical expenses of deserving needy students studying in government schools who have gotten admission in government medical college in the state. The police officials who are serving in Coimbatore have in the past turned saviours, by coming ahead and helping children from the Karavan community by enrolling them in Government-run schools in Kangeyam district in Tirupur district. This respective mission of educating children was successful, thanks to the help that poured in from officials affiliated to the revenue department and some good Samaritans.
Media shy IAS officials and the Managing Trustee of the trust reluctantly admit that the two police officials have contributed a part of their monthly earnings towards the covid care centre, besides contributions from members of the trust.
When quizzed about the future plans of the trust, Madhan Kumar told SimpliCity that the trust is considering adopting a village in a tribal hamlet. It may be noted that the Coimbatore-based non-government organisation has successfully implemented many-a-projects that are focused on empowering women in the tribal community and also educating the children from tribal families. Moving the focus to the covid care centre, Madhan Kumar tells us that as long as there is a need, the centre will have its doors open to the public.