Kerala: Ernakulam Hospital gets cath lab and advanced invasive cardiac unit
Kerala: A new cath lab and advanced invasive cardiac unit has been started in Ernakulam General Hospital recently. The new health units were set up at a sanctioned amount of Rs 5 crore by the state government. Health Minister KK Shylaja is reported to be present during the inauguration ceremony held yesterday.
With the new infrastructure in place, angiogram and angioplasty can now be performed on the premises of the hospital. Earlier patients were sent to the state's Palakkad District Hospital or other medical college hospitals in situations of emergency.
Two cardiologists were reportedly attending to almost 50 patients on a daily basis. 250 patients have so far got an implant of stents and pacemakers done at the Palakkad Hospital.
Need for a cancer institute in the area has led members of the Krishna Iyer movement to write to the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan demanding that a cancer institute and research centre be set up in the district.
The state government is reported to have confirmed establishment of a cancer institute in Central Kerala in the 2013 state budget. The new cancer centre was to be set up along side the two cancer institutes already functioning in Central Kerala.
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