Major surgery conducted at Chandel District Hospital
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, August 19 2014:
For the first time in the history of the District, Major Surgery was done at Operation Theater of Chandel District Hospital located Chandel Christian Village today.
The landmark surgery was conducted as a part of 2 Day Outreach Free Surgery Camp organized by Chief Medical Officer, Chandel and Chandel District Hospital Management Committee in collaboration with JNIMS Surgerical Outreach Team since yesterday.
During the two day long Surgery Camp, 8 major surgery relating to Appendice, Gall Bladders, Hernia, etc.
were conducted besides other Minor Operations by the medical team led Dr..NJitendra Singh, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery JNIMS Imphal and Dr..SThoiba Singh, Anaesthesia, JNIMS Imphal.
In the Camp, Patients from Tengnoupal, Chakpikarong and Chandel Sub-Divisions of Chandel District availed the facilities of Free Surgery besides some other patients from neighbouring Thoubal District.
Dr..NJitendra Singh, Associate Professor, Surgery Department JNIMS Imphal told the media persons that the objective of JNIMS Surgical Team to provide free Surgery facilities to the patients hailing from remote areas in order to bring cordial relationship between hill and valley.
And to removed the misconcept in the mind of the people that all the expert doctors were working only in Imphal as well as to send a message that we do care for them too, he added.
The Associate Professor further said that, the outreach team have conducted 13 such free surgery camp at Ukhrul and Tamenglong District in the past.
He also sought the cooperation and support of every individuals from all quarters to organised such Outreach Free Surgery Camp in the near future.
While briefing the media persons, N.Birchandra Singh Chief Medical Officer, Chandel said that since 31st March this year after renovating the Operation Theater, 25 Cesarean Surgery were conducted so far and no Major Surgery was done before in the hospital.
However, with the initiative of JNIMS Outreach Surgical Team , Major Surgery was successfully conducted in the District Hospital since yesterday, said the CMO.
The CMO on behalf of the District, expressed his gratitude to Dr N.Jitendra Singh and his 15 members Medical team for successfully conducting the first ever major surgery in the Hospital.
And he also thanks Managing Partner of Iboyaima Hospital and Research Centre Imphal for supplying necessary surgical equipments for conducting surgery.