
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 20: Opening a new chapter in quality patient care in Northern region, Swift Hospital, Amritsar has started its OPD clinic here at Nav Jeevan Clinic, Gandhi Nagar.
Swift Hospital is a state of art surgical centre in Amritsar providing services in the fields of Trauma and Critical Care, Neuro Surgery, Orthopaedics, General Surgery as well as Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery.
Addressing media persons at a press conference here today, Dr Prahlad Duggal, Medical Director of Swift Hospital said, “With a big team of renowned surgeons, we are providing world class facilities in Punjab and other northern States, and now starting an OPD clinic here at Nav Jeevan Clinic, Gandhi Nagar (Jammu) on 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month is an effort to reach out to the people of J&K and providing them world class healthcare facilities.”
“Our main strength lies in the treatment of critically ill patients with a very well equipped Intensive Care Unit to take care of such patients. Dr Pankaj Soni, Chairman, Swift Hospital, Amritsar is a renowned critical care expert of North India and heads the ICU at Swift Hospital, Amritsar”, he added.
One of the main departments at Swift Hospital is Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Surgery, which is headed by Dr Duggal who is a renowned Head and Neck Surgeon of the region and is trained from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.
Dr Dushyant Thaman who heads the Neuro Surgery department at Swift Hospital, Amritsar, while speaking on the occasion said that patients of head and spine injury require a time bound and specialized care and Swift Hospital, Amritsar is providing that at affordable cost.
“The department of orthopedics and joint replacement at Swift Hospital is also providing services to the patients with bone and joint diseases. Patients of various fractures and those needing joint replacement are being provided compassionate care and the same will be provided to the patients of this region”, Dr Thaman further informed.