Media Release

Puttur, Feb 10: Pragathi Speciality Hospital in association with KMC Hospital Mangaluru, on February 10 announced the launch of Emergency Medical Services, here.

KMC Hospital, Mangaluru, a tertiary care hospital backed with the best clinicians and medical team, state-of-the-art facilities, and high-end diagnostic capabilities, will now extend emergency medicine services at Pragathi Specialty Hospital, Puttur.

KMC Hospital will facilitate the services by extending its best clinicians and medical team, state of the art facilities, and high-end diagnostic capabilities to emergency medical services at Pragathi Specialty Hospital, Puttur.

The inauguration of the new center was done by Sanjeeva Matandoor, MLA of Puttur. The guests of honor for the occasion were Jeevandhar Jain, president of Puttur Nagarsabha; Dr U P Shivananda, editor in chief - Suddi Bidugade, Puttur; Rtn M Ranganath Bhat, district governor of RI district 3181. Also present at the occasion were Dr U Sripathi Rao, medical director of Pragathi Specialty Hospital Puttur; Dr Anand Venugopal, regional chief clinical services of KMC Hospital Mangaluru and Saghir Siddiqui regional chief operating officer of KMC Hospital Mangaluru.

Dr Jeedhu Radhakrishnan, head of the emergency medicine department of KMC Hospital Mangaluru stated, “We have seen a huge number of cases that require immediate emergency care with super specialty intervention, but due to lack of knowledge of what to do or where to go, these patients waste their precious time leading to the deterioration of their health with further complications in their condition or at times untimely death. Proper emergency care and stabilization will lead to structured treatment care and protocol, whether it is to treat them locally or if they would require higher treatment/surgery to route them accordingly to tertiary care hospital. This will save time and hence help save a life.”

Dr U Sripathi Rao stated, “Our hospital has served the people of Puttur for over 18 years. It is our perseverance to provide the utmost care to every patient coming to our hospital. With every passing day, the hospital has shown progress in various specialties and super specialty departments. The hospital will be stepping into the 18th year and we have added a new feather to our cap by bringing emergency medical services to Puttur powered by KMC Hospital, Mangaluru. We are committed to providing quality treatment and world-class services to the people in and around Puttur.” 

Dr Anand Venugopal, Mangaluru stated, “Our endeavor is to make quality healthcare available to each and every person when they need it the most. With the emergency services facility, we also intend to start super-specialty OPD services at Pragathi Specialty Hospital Puttur. Specialists from Cardiology, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Surgical Oncology will also be available for consultation on an appointment basis.”

Speaking at the conference, Saghir Siddiqui, regional chief operating officer of KMC Hospital Mangaluru said, “We feel privileged to associate with Pragathi Multispecialty Hospital to provide services which are on par with the global standards. Timely treatment is very crucial when it comes to healthcare and we are happy that we are becoming a catalyst in making emergency treatments accessible to the people of Puttur and surrounding regions.”

About Pragathi Hospital:

Pragathi made a debut in Puttur in the name Pragathi Hospital in the premises of Ahmed towers on the main road of Puttur in 1997. Since then, it has been progressing continuously true to its name Pragathi. In 2004, Pragathi shifted to the new premises and revamped itself to Pragathi Specialty Hospital through which the hospital provided secondary care services to the needy patients of Puttur and surrounding regions. In 2013, the hospital started the Pragathi Institute of Paramedical Sciences to provide technically competent professionals for the rapidly developing healthcare needs and about 120 students are doing their diploma studies in OT technology and Medical Laboratory technology and is affiliated to the Paramedical Board of Karnataka. In 2017, the hospital received NABH accreditation for the first time in the Puttur region and satisfactorily completed the renewal procedures in 2020.

About Manipal Hospitals:

As a pioneer in healthcare, Manipal Hospitals is among the largest hospital network in India serving over 2 million patients annually. Its focus is to develop an affordable tertiary care multispecialty healthcare framework through its entire multispecialty delivery spectrum and further extend it to homecare. With its flagship quaternary care facility located in Bengaluru, India, 8 tertiary care, 7 secondary care and 2 primary care clinics spread across India and abroad, today Manipal Hospitals successfully operates and manages 5,200+ beds. Manipal Hospitals provides comprehensive curative and preventive care for a multitude of patients from across the globe. Manipal Hospitals is first in India to be awarded accreditation by the AAHRPP for ethical standards in clinical research activities. It is also NABL, NABH and ISO certified. Manipal Hospitals is also the most respected hospital company in India and the most patient recommended hospital in India by consumer survey.

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