SKY hospital conducts heart screening camp
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, February 16 2023:
SKY Hospital and Research Centre Private Limited in collaboration with Manipur Heart Foundation organised a free children heart screening camp on Tuesday to observe the "International Congenital Heart Defect Day".
In a release, Sky Hospital PRO Latasana Devi informed that the camp provided opportunity to the children of Manipur for early detection of asymptomatic and Symptomatic heart diseases.
Out of the total 22 children screened for ECHO (Heart Scan), 8 were found to have birth heart defect, the PRO informed, adding that, the children will be given appropriate treatment advice in the coming days.
Expressing satisfaction on the number of turnout for the screening camp, SKY Hospital chairman and chief cardiologist DR L Shyamkishore Singh appealed to people of the state to avail the benefits of similar free heart screening camps conducted by SKY Hospital onsite and in various districts, the PRO added.