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Manipal : In an attempt to offer world-class facilities and make the medical care, comprehensive Kasturba Hospital Manipal unveiled several new initiatives today.

Left to right Mr C G Muthana the Chief operating officer 

Dr Padmaraj Hegde Dy MS, Dr Avinash Shetty Medical Superintendent and Mr Sachin Karanth Sr Manager Marketing

To facilitate better patient centricity homecare services, blood collection center at Medicine OPD,24X7 Pharmacy, Referral Desk, Self-Registration Kiosk, Baby feeding kiosk, Digital information display, Patient dining area will be available. This will simplify process and make the experience better for patients visiting the Hospital for treatments or to seek medical consultation.

The Comprehensive Cancer Centre will now be equipped with Pediatric Haemato oncologist and Palliative Medicine department to make treatment more comprehensive. The Cardiac Centre has been made more robust with Pediatric cardiac intensivist and Pediatric cardiac surgeon and Heart transplant facilities. The Burn care unit is equipped with Comprehensive burns care unit with state of the art infrastructure.

The Gastroenterology department has been enhanced by adding trained Gastroenterologist and GI Surgeons, GI physiology LAB and motility Clinic. Additionally 24/7 emergency and critical care department is available to address any emergency or trauma cases. Skill lab for doctors training has been set up.

Speaking on the occasion Dr Avinash Shetty, Medical Superintendent, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal “Kasturba Hospital Manipal is known for its excellent pool of doctors and its commitment towards offering the best of the healthcare services to its patrons. As a part of this we introduced many new departments and division in the hospital recently like, Palliative care medicine, Fetal medicine, Geriatric clinic, Motility Clinic, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Hematology, Surgical Gastroenterology and Heart failure clinic. The additional facilities that has been added to make the Hospital more robust and provide world class healthcare solutions to the people of Manipal. This will save their time and money as they can access quality healthcare services at their doorstep without having to travel far. We will continue to add such milestones.”

About Kasturba Hospital:

Kasturba Hospital, Manipal is a leading Quaternary Care Hospital, with more than 2000 beds and associated with one of India’s premier University – The Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Manipal. Kasturba Hospital is biggest Private Hospital in Karnataka attracting 2500 outpatients daily from over 3 states and 2.5 million patients treated annually. A Quality council, consisting of both clinical and non-clinical professionals, help ensure the utmost quality of healthcare provided to patients. Patient Centricity is key at Kasturba Hospital and is accredited with NABH for Clinical Services, NABH for nursing Excellence, NABL for Laboratory Services and ISO Certifications.