Nurse back on duty on 2nd day after kidney surgery

Nurse back on duty on 2nd day after kidney surgery

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Ahmedabad:25.04.2021

If one sees Rekha Brahmbhatt, the head nurse at the 1,200-bed Covid hospital on the Civil Hospital campus, one might not notice that behind the smiling face and tireless duty, she has endured excruciating kidney pain. She had also deferred her surgery. “My chronic kidney disease needed a surgery and stenting. I underwent an operation in February, but the pain was recurring,” said Brahmbhatt, a native of Gandhinagar. “I was advised to again undergo a surgery. I could not leave work, but took a day off and reported for duty on the second day.”

Working at the hospital for the past one year on Covid duty, Brahmbhatt manages ward data, nursing staff, and coordination with patients to understand their requirements. Nowadays, her primary role is to ascertain the number of beds available and conveying it to the authorities. “I may endure my pain, but we are most needed at this time when the pandemic is at its peak,” she said. “If we won’t work now, when will we?”