Media Release
Mangaluru, Sep 17: KMC Hospital Mangaluru celebrated World Patient Safety Day by training the health care team on international patient safety goals. The event attendees received expert advice from gynaecologists, fetal medicine consultants, nursing team, paediatrician, and maternal care and neonatal care.
This World Patient Safety Day 2021 is dedicated to 'Safe Maternal and New-born care' conceding the significant burden and harm women and new-borns are exposed to due to uncertain care around the time of birth. Dr Sameena Haroon, consultant- Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dr Vidyashri Kamath, consultant- Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dr Mario Bukelo, consultant – Pediatrician, and Dr Pundalik Baliga, consultant-Fetal Medicine were present at the event as they discussed the safe practices during and post-pregnancy.
It was an interactive session with the general public and the clinical team on safety issues. A poster presentation was also organized by the hospital around the safe practices and precautions that the patients need to follow.
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As a pioneer in healthcare, Manipal Hospitals is among the top healthcare providers in India serving over 4 million patients annually. Its focus is to develop an affordable, high-quality healthcare framework through its multispecialty and tertiary care delivery spectrum and further extend it to out of hospital care. With the completion of the acquisition of a 100 perrcent stake in Columbia Asia Hospitals in India and the addition of Vikram Hospital, the integrated network today has a pan-India footprint of 27 hospitals across 14 cities with 7,300+ beds, and a talented pool of 4,000 doctors and an employee strength of over 11,000. Manipal Hospitals provides comprehensive curative and preventive care for a multitude of patients from around the globe. Manipal Hospitals is NABH, AAHRPP accredited and most of the hospitals in its network are NABL, ER, Blood Bank accredited and recognized for Nursing Excellence. Manipal Hospitals has also been recognised as the most respected and patient recommended hospital in India through various consumer surveys.