SHRI to have liver transplant facility soon: Dr Kh Palin
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 05 2023:
Shija Hospitals & Research Institute (SHRI) Pvt Ltd managing director Dr Kh Palin has informed that it will soon be able to carry out liver transplants.
Announcing this during a press meet held at the conference hall of the hospital on Thursday, Dr Palin said that with the availability of liver transplant facility in the hospital, the health care sector of the state will take a new turn for the better.
Patients would no longer need to travel outside the state to undergo liver transplantation procedure.
Pointing out that the hospital has already been providing kidney trans plantation facilities, he recounted that the first kidney transplant was carried out in the hospital in August, 2016.So far, 75 patients including 68 from Manipur have successfully undergone kidney transplantation in the hospital, with the last one carried out on a 37-year old female patient on December 7 last.
The patient was dis charged two weeks after on December 21, Shija is one of the hospitals empanelled under CMHT and PMJAY offer ing treatment facilities for various diseases including those related to kidney.
As of now, around 55,520 patients under CMHT and 32,700 patients under PMJAY have availed dialysis treatment.
Thus, Shija lias been providing medical care continuously, while also focusing on developing the state's potential in medical tourism, Dr Palin stated, while informing that efforts are on for holding a medical conclave by March this year.
On the other-hand, SHRI Business Development and Operations deputy general manager Santosh Shekhar informed that out of the 75 patients who underwent kidney transplantation so far, six were from Nagaland and one from Myanmar.
The transplantations were carried out by a team of experts from Shija Kidney Centre consisting of Consultant Nephrologist Dr Guliver Potsangbam; Consultant Urologist & Renal Transplant Surgeon Dr Somorendro Paonam; Consultant Urologist, SHRI Dr Mahele Maharabam; the anaesthesiologist team and other support staffers, Santosh added.
The 75th transplant recipient, a 37-year-old woman from Imphal West district, received the organ from her husband, Santosh informed, adding that both donor and recipient were discharged on December 21, 2022.Informing that the hospital has provided 55,520 CMHT and 32,700 PMJAY dialysis services till date, he pointed out that Shija has been at the forefront of promoting Manipur as a destination for medical tourism.
Shija Hospitals offers comprehensive treatment for all types of kidney disorders and is equipped with state-of-the-art dialysis technologies like CRRT, SLED, etc., with 4ppl dialysis machines, Santosh highlighted.
The dialysis facility at the hospital provides high-quality, patient-centric care, and the centre performs the highest number of haemodialysis in the entire NE region.
It is the only private hospital in the state to have a full-time nephrologist and urologist.
The Shija Kidney Centre follows the guidelines for transplantation strictly, and no unethical practices are encouraged in any form, Santosh maintained, while also adding that the centre will start kidney transplantation from deceased or cadaveric donor shortly.
Shija is also recognized as a referral centre by the governments of Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram for treatment, including renal transplant.
On completion of the 75th kidney transplant, the management of Shija Hospitals expressed gratitude towards the kind support extended by all the stakeholders, including the entire populace of the region, for bestowing their trust upon Shija.
Comment
