Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 9: Shalby Hospitals (Shalby Limited), the Ahmedabad based world renowned centre for joint replacement, today announced the launch of ‘Out Patent Department (OPD)’ service in Jammu to cater to the people of Jammu & Kashmir.
The OPD centre will be located at K C Mediplex, B C Road, Jammu and will provide services in the field of Arthroplasty and Comprehensive Cardiology. The service will be available once a month from 11. 00 AM to 2 00 PM.
Super specialist doctors in the field of Arthroplasty and Cardiac Surgery from Shalby Hospitals Mohali and Ahmedabad will be available for consultation during the OPD. Apart from regular OPD consultation with specialists’ doctors, both pre-and post-operative consultation, Lab & Diagnostics services like all types of blood test, X-ray, CT scan and MRI would be made available.
Announcing the launch of OPD service in Jammu, Dr Vikram I Shah, Founder Chairman & Managing Director, Shalby Hospitals (Shalby Limited), Ahmedabad said, “We are committed to providing comprehensive wellness across specialties through best practices and following highest ethical values. Realizing the regional diversity and increasing incidences of diseases like Knee and Hip arthritis in Jammu & Kashmir, we decided to launch an OPD centre in Jammu which will initially concentrate on providing pre-and post-operative care for these two specialties, apart from regular consultation. “.
Shalby Hospitals cater to an all-inclusive program for the management of heart diseases; be it treatments like Angiography, Angioplasty or Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Shalby Hospital brings together the resources, proficiency, and capabilities in the areas of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic, Vascular Surgery and Cardiac Rehabilitation for adults and children alike.
Talking about cardiac surgery from Jammu & Kashmir, Dr Harinder Singh Bedi, Chief Consultant, Cardio Vascular, Endo Vascular and Thoracic Sciences, Shalby Hospitals, Mohali, said, “A large number of patients come from J&K every year to Shalby Hospital at Mohali for cardiac surgery. More than 60% of these patients are females. Shalby Hospitals will run one outpatient clinic in Jammu to conduct post-surgery follow-ups and provide after-care to patients from the State who have got surgery done at Shalby Hospital, Mohali.”
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