Free health camp marks SHRI's 31st B'day
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 03 2016:
Shija Hospital and Research Centre today organised a mega free health camp in connection with its 31st foundation day celebration at Health City, Langol.
Altogether, 328 patients were screened during the camp in 11 departments including cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, dental, ENT, eye, gynaecology, ortho, paediatrics, plastic surgery, medicine, nephrology, general surgery and urology.
Sharing the past experiences, Chairman and Managing Director of the hospital, Dr Kh Palin, said the hospital is among the best things that have ever happened to the State.
From a mono practice at Paona bazar attached to a small pharmacy in 1985, Shija Hospitals today is a 200 bedded professionally managed super-speciality hospital on the road to achieving National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) at eco friendly healing location, Langol with 763 dedicated staff including specialists and super specialists providing best health care service to the people.
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Shija Hospitals, dubbed as the Eastern India's pioneer and leading brand in 'key hole' surgery has been providing total stone solutions under one roof, he added.
Guinness World Record holder for removal of the largest neck tumour in the world, first to start key hole/endoscopic surgery in Manipur, first to install bronchoscopy, video endoscopy, ERCP in Manipur, first to perform spinal cord tumour removal, cerebral vascular clipping in Manipur, first to re-implant amputated hand in NE India, licensed for kidney and cornea transplantation, first to introduce interventional radiology in Manipur are some of the medical feats of this first ISO 9001:2008 certified hospital in the State.
Shija Blood Bank and Transfusion Services is the first NABH accredited blood bank with NAT facility in Eastern India and Shija Clinical Laboratory is the first NABL accredited hospital based laboratory in Manipur, added Dr Palin.
More than 3500 cleft lips and palates, 9000 cataract surgeries have been performed free of cost along with regular free health camps as part of its social service programme.
Shija today has become an institution by providing 3 years post graduate DNB courses in four departments, nursing and paramedical courses as well.
Shija Eye Care Foundation which is at par with other leading eye care destinations in the country has six full time ophthalmologists, 50 supporting staff and mentored by Aravind Eye Care Systems, Madurai.
Dr Palin further added that the hospital has been challenged with 'affordable quality based medical care to the public' and such problems can only be tackled well if the Govt and private organization work together in tandem in the form of PPP model.
He added that the hospital is a platform for talents to culture their capabilities and provide best medical quality based services.