Yogi Government To Save 12,000 Lives Every Year Through 'Trauma And Emergency Network'
Lucknow: Under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh is undertaking a major initiative to integrate and make health services technology-based, ensuring timely treatment for patients in road accidents and other serious emergencies. Under this, a plan has been prepared to develop UPTEN (Uttar Pradesh Trauma and Emergency Network) as an integrated emergency medical network…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a groundbreaking initiative called UPTEN (Uttar Pradesh Trauma and Emergency Network) aimed at saving 12,000 lives annually through a trauma and emergency network. This network will integrate healthcare services and leverage technology to provide timely treatment to patients in emergencies like road accidents and medical crises.
The plan involves establishing 173 Integrated Trauma and Emergency Medicine Units, comprising 11 Level-1 Apex Hubs, 36 Level-2 Regional Centers, and 126 Level-3 district-level units. Key features of UPTEN include connecting hospitals, ambulances, trauma centers, doctors, paramedical staff, and command centers into a single emergency network, reducing emergency response time by 30% to 50%, and providing real-time networking, digital alert systems, and AI-based triage for efficient patient triage.
The initiative also aims to make the general public an integral part of the emergency response system, with a three-tier first responder network comprising immediate assistance providers, institutional responders, and trained citizens. UPTEN will offer free emergency treatment for up to 48 hours to patients, ensuring that financial constraints do not delay critical medical care.
Additionally, steps are being taken to create an Emergency Medicine Officer (EMO) cadre, revise pay scales to match AIIMS, and incentivize specialist doctors for enhanced performance within the network.
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