A leading heart hospital on the outskirts of the steel city has launched a post-Covid care clinic to look after patients who, even after recovering from the coronavirus-induced ailment, continue to experience health issues.

Brahmananda Narayana Multispecialty Hospital (BNMH), located at Tamolia, will offer the services of specialists to treat patients who continue to suffer from breathing problems or heart and/or neurological problems.

The OPD of the post-Covid care clinic would operate Monday to Saturday between 11am and 3pm at the hospital premises and on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday between 5pm to 6pm at BNMH City Clinic at Sakchi.

The hospital has also issued two numbers, 9708005111 and 9507202020, for appointments.

A team of senior and experienced doctors, including physiotherapists, neurologist and general physicians would take care of patients at the post-Covid care centres.

The pulmonology department at Brahmanand Narayana Multispeciality Hospital will help patients with respiratory problems like breathlessness on exertion, fatigue, chest tightness/ heaviness, altered sleep habit, loss of appetite, lung fibrosis and respiratory distress.

Post-Covid patients with persisting psychological problems, heart issues, generalized weakness will be looked after by cardiologists, physiotherapists, nutritionists and counsellors.

Facility director of BNMS Tapani Ghosh said, “The clinic will help reduce the health challenges faced by patients even after recovering from Covid-19 to enable them to recover fully. Patients who need more medical attention will be admitted to the non-Covid ward. Patients can also avail the services through video consultation.”

Consultant pulmonologist Dr Jagdish Lohia said recovered patients often visited the hospital complaining of psycho-social stress along with respiratory problems, which they faced due to the re-emergence of flu-like symptoms.

“Stigma is still associated with the Covid-19. Many patients again suffer from flu-like symptoms such as fever and cough. The doctors will also counsel such patients.”

Brahmananda Narayana Multispecialty Hospital, a unit of renowned cardiac surgeon Dr Devi Shetty's Narayana Health, is a150-bed tertiary care hospital, established in 2008. It caters to patients from Jharkhand and neighbouring Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal.

Since last month, it has been treating Covid patients at its 20-bed Covid unit on its premises.