Since the past three months, Dr A. G. Jeetoo Hospital has been undertaking a 24/7 Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) in a bid to reduce mortality and morbidity arising from myocardial infarction. This pilot project will eventually be rolled out at the Victoria Hospital and the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam National Hospital.
This announcement was made, today at the Dr A. G. Hospital, in Port-Louis, by the Acting Director, General Health Services, from the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr R. K. Domun, during the launching of activities in the context of World Heart Day 2021. He added that this service, which is being provided for the first time on a 24/7 basis, is in line with Government’s vision of constantly improving health services being delivered to the population.
He highlighted that PCI not only saves lives of patients but is also cost-effective. He recalled that the procedure involves the patient having a heart attack being taken straight to a cath lab to widen the artery, clear the blockage, and immediately have a stent inserted to improve blood flow, rather than using clot busting drugs.
