Control rooms in civic hospitals operate around the clock for increased security.
Mumbai: With security emerging as the main issue for resident doctors, the civic administration plans to give a high-tech touch to the control rooms in its hospitals.While the four medical schools—K...
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In Mumbai, resident doctors are increasingly concerned about security, prompting the civic administration to enhance the control rooms in hospitals with advanced technology. The medical schools - KEM in Parel, LTMG in Sion, Nair in Mumbai Central, and Cooper Hospital in Juhu - already have control rooms equipped with around 450 CCTVs each. The BMC aims to expand the storage capacity to enable these control rooms to function similarly to the central disaster control room. For smaller hospitals, they plan to increase the number of CCTVs and establish modern control rooms. A senior BMC official stated that work on installing these control rooms in many hospitals is already underway. Designed to mirror the central control room, these facilities will have access to all hospital cameras, emergency hotline connections, and a public address system. Control room staff would coordinate patient details during a mass casualty event and update the central control room. Limited space near the dean or medical superintendent's cabin poses a challenge for establishing these control rooms, with a requirement of at least 300 square feet. Some medical colleges have multiple control rooms due to expansive campuses. For example, Sion Hospital has three control rooms, Cooper Hospital has two, and KEM Hospital has a large control room within the hospital building. Nair Hospital is undergoing renovation, with a control room being set up on-site.The dean's office is situated adjacent to the ward office in the BMC administration. Each ward office is equipped with a CCTV control room beside the ward officer's office. Additionally, the deans, medical superintendents, and their security department are currently identifying areas that require additional CCTV cameras or enhanced lighting.