Cardiac Care Ambulance launched
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 11 2024:
Sky Hospital and Research Centre Chairman and Chief Cardiologist Dr L Shyamkishore launched "Cardiac Care Ambulance", a free patient pick up ambulance service, during a simple ceremony held at the hospital yesterday.
Speaking to media persons in this connection, Dr L Shyamkishore said that heart attacks and strokes are a major cause of deaths across the globe as well as in Manipur.
Stating that heart attacks and strokes are intricately linked, he also stressed on the importance of "time" in treating these medical emergencies.
Sharing that they lost two patients to heart attacks in the last two/three months, the Chief Cardiologist added that the ambulance service for emergency cardiac patients was launched with the goal of bringing the patients to the hospital in the shortest time possible to improve their chances of survival after holding discussions with the hospital team.
Aside from all the necessary medical equipment, the ambulance will also come with a crew well-trained in CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) .
People in need of this ambulance pick up service can avail this facility by dialling phone numbers 7085011413 and 8415938207, said Dr L Shyamkishore.