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As part of their CSR initiative, M/s. ELGI EQUIPMENTS LIMITED, Coimbatore donated one wheel-chair and stretcher accessible specially designed Force Tempo Vehicle for the use of differently abled and spine injured persons at a cost of Rs.41 lakhs to M/s. Ganga Spine Injury Foundation.
Wheel-chair & Stretcher accessible Vehicle with Lift facility
The vehicle is first of its kind in our State specially designed and customised for spine injured patients and differently abled persons. This will be used for transporting the spine injured patients from hospital to rehabilitation centre, from their residence to the rehabilitation centre for undergoing physiotherapy and other services and also to drop the patient at the hospital or to their home. The vehicle will also be used for the differently abled for participating in sports events by transporting them to and fro from their home/rehabilitation centre to the sports venue. Further, this will be used for their travel to reach vocational training centres/ various institutions to undergo training for undertaking socio-economic activities. Since the spinal injured rehabilitated patients has to be transported in a safe manner, the vehicle is specially designed to cater to their needs. It is having an inbuilt lift which enables wheel-chair bound patients as well as stretcher patients to get into the vehicle by using the lift. The lift is having facility of both battery operated and manual . During the transit, safety belts can be used to tie the wheel chairs to avoid any kind of jerk to the patients. It is having first aid kit, oxygen cylinders and suction apparatus for emergency care. Six wheel chairs and one stretcher and also two caregivers can be accomodated and is fully air-conditioned.
Ganga Spine Injury Foundation
Ganga Spine Injury Foundation is a trust established in 2014 and is one of the philanthropic arm of Ganga Hospital for implementing rehabilitation activities for persons with spinal cord injuries. It houses Ganga Spine Injury Rehabilitation Centre and is situated in the heart of the city in Kavundampalayam off Mettupalayam Road spread over a sprawling two acres of land. It is also involved in research and education in the field of spinal cord injury, management and developing community based program for physical, psychological and socio-rehabilitation and integration for spinal injured patients. It has got facility of 36 inpatient capacity, treating 15 outpatients per day. It also collaborates with various professionals/institutions to impart vocational training, skill building and securing job for them. It also has facilities for rehabilitating stroke and head injury patients as well as those affected with paralysis. The cost of rehabilitation is highly subsidised and affordable to each patient. The mission of the trust is to ensure that each and every victim of spinal cord injury is rehabilitated and able to return to their previous work with social and economic independence.
Other services:
In order to improve the social and mental wellness of differently abled persons, Ganga Spine Rehabilitation Centre is also involved in conducting sports activities on a regular basis in their campus. It has facility of basketball court, javelin, discuss, shotput and table tennis facility for those who are undergoing rehabilitation. In order to speed up the process of rehabilitation to the patients, the trust has imported virtual rehabilitation unit and hand & arm rehabilitation unit, unweighing system, movement therapy equipments etc.
Track Record:
Mr Muthuraja who was rehabilitated won two bronze medals in the Asian Para-Olympic games held at China during 2023
Mr Ramesh is a differently abled and employed in our Institution. He won Silver medal for wheel chair racing in Kehlo India games held at Delhi during Jan 2024.
• No of patients rehabilitated so far > 2000
• No of persons employed post rehabilitation by Ganga institutions: 10
• No of persons rehabilitated and returned to their jobs : 30%
• No of persons rehabilitated and participated & won in sports events :
a) International – 2 Bronze medals.
b) National – 4
c) State level – 17
