Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (NR)
Mangalore, Nov 15: India's leading healthcare group Manipal Health Systems (MHS) launched Manipal Heart Institute (MHI) here on Wednesday, November 14. This is a comprehensive, region-wide heart care programme, with the widest spectrum of medical expertise for all age groups and all forms of heart diseases, informed a press release here.
In the context of an alarming scenario with reference to heart related problems through MHI, MHS hopes to provide a platform for the best professionals to deliver clinical excellence, education and research. The institute will offer a larger than life landscape, which is required to combat the epidemic nature of heart diseases.
Announcing the MHI launch, R Basil, MD and CEO of Manipal Health Systems said "We have been working in this programme for the last one year. During this period we have gathered together some of the best doctors from India and abroad to offer comprehensive heart care comparable to the best hospitals in the world."
MHI doctors will offer heart care for all age groups - from unborn babies, neo-natals, infants, and children to adults and even the elderly over ninety. The extensive types of heart treatment will encompass preventive and non-invasive heart care as well as the most complex procedures and surgeries.
Initially MHI services will be offered in Bangalore, Mangalore, Manipal, Vijayawada and Salem and will soon extend to other important cities of the region. However, since this is not sufficient, given the magnitude of the situation, MHS plans to take heart care to the door steps of the people of the region. Towards achieving this, MHI will implement an out-reach programme that will enable people living in the urban, semi-urban and rural areas of Karnataka and adjoining districts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala to access quality care through Cardiac OPD clinics, telemedicine facilities, heart emergency centres and mobile heart care vans.
In the first phase, 27 heart emergency centres will soon be opened across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh. MHI is also launching 3 cardiac screening vans. The customized mobile vans are equipped with facilities like ECG and Echo and will travel extensively across the region. The programme will screen over 1 lac people for free in the coming 12 months. Children, who are extremely vulnerable to CHD, will be a key beneficiary of the programme.
And as part of its awareness campaigns, MHI has prepared a series of multi-lingual educative literatures and educational films about heart diseases. "Our intention is to create the best heart care institute not just in the country, but possibly in Asia. We will take every step that is necessary to minimize the rampant nature of heart diseases from our region" informed Basil in the press release.