Srinagar Aug 05 :- Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday inaugurated the 150-bed Ujala Cygnus Kashmir Super Specialty Hospital at Nowgam, Srinagar. Pursuing the goal of providing world-class healthcare and critical care at an affordable cost to people living in Tier II and Tier III cities, Ujala Cygnus Group of Hospitals announced the launch of its hospital in Kashmir.
Probal Ghosal, Executive Director, Ujala Cygnus Group of Hospitals, Dr. Shuchin Bajaj, Founder and Director, and Dr. Dinesh Batra, Dr. Parvez Sofi, Managing Director, Ujala Cygnus Kashmir Super Specialty Hospital were also present on the occasion. The company manager told that Ujala Group has established its 18th hospital in Srinagar. This hospital is a 150 bedded super specialty hospital. Apart from Srinagar, people of Rajouri, Ladakh, Leh, Anantnag, Bandipur, Baramulla, Budgam, Kupwara, Pulwama, Shopian, Kishtwar, Panch, Ramban, Kathua will benefit from this hospital.
This new hospital in Srinagar offers interventional cardiology, gastroenterology, neurosurgery, orthopedic and joint replacement surgery, laparoscopic surgery, gynecology, paediatrics and neonatology, internal medicine, urology, rheumatology, oncosurgery, ophthalmology, pulmonology, nephrology, neurology, round the clock trauma and critical. Excellent secondary and tertiary care facilities will be available in Care, ENT, Plastic and Vascular Surgery. The hospital manager said that state-of-the-art radiology department, round-the-clock pharmacy, lab and ambulance facilities would also be available in the hospital. It also has a 24X7 toll-free mental health helpline facility.
Probal Ghosal, Executive Chairman, Ujala Cygnus Group of Hospitals said, “The aim of setting up the hospital here is to reach out to the most remote parts of our country and also to provide medical facilities to the remotest areas of Kashmir Valley. All hospitals provide both emergency and optional facilities. All hospitals specialize in surgeries like Joint Replacement, Trauma Surgery, Neurological and Spinal Surgery, Urology, Ophthalmology, Infertility and ENT. With this unit launch, we are creating a value-based inclusive healthcare brand in Tier II and Tier III cities to provide quality care at affordable prices to the people.”
The launch of this hospital will strengthen the government’s initiative to provide quality healthcare to all. Dr. Dinesh Batra’s vision has been to provide quality facilities and establish a super specialty hospital. He has been a key leader in health care reforms for more than 30 years. Dr. Dinesh has also been instrumental in setting up hospitals for the Primus Group. Primus Group has established its hospitals in Ambuja and Nigeria.
Dr Dinesh Batra, Director and Founder, Ujala Cygnus Group of Hospitals, said, “In Tier II and Tier III cities, it is very important to make healthcare accessible to all. It is our endeavor that all the health facilities should reach the deprived areas and the underprivileged people.
The flagship scheme of the government providing healthcare ‘Ayushman Bharat’ has the potential to revolutionize healthcare. It is the world’s largest healthcare platform. Ujala Cygnus has also taken the lead in providing medical services under this scheme in all 17 hospitals located in Srinagar, Kashmir and other states.
Dr. Parvez Sofi, Managing Director, Ujala Cygnus Kashmir Super-Specialty Hospital said that for a long time, Jammu and Kashmir has lacked many vital health facilities and trauma facilities. Ujala Cygnus Kashmir will bridge this gap by providing 24×7 critical care.
Dr. Shuchin Bajaj, Founder and Director, Ujala Cygnus Group of Hospitals said, “With the help of advanced diagnosis and latest treatment facilities, we aim to transform the healthcare sector of the state of Kashmir. Here we will bring our healthcare experts and provide high quality secondary and tertiary care facilities to the large population of J&K and its surrounding areas. The establishment of this hospital will not only provide quality health facilities, but will also provide direct and indirect employment to the local people. Over the past decade, our focus has been to increase our presence in smaller towns and cities among the under-served population of the country. Our hospitals in Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand have played an important role in bridging the tertiary care gap in these regions.(AGENCIES)
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