Shija Nephrology Department inaugurated -
- Shija Hospitals and Research Institute -

Imphal, November 11, 2010

Shija Hospitals and Research Institute
Langol, Imphal , Manipur, INDIA 795004
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Shija Nephrology Department was inaugurated by Shri Ph. Parijat, Hon'ble Minister (Health & Family Welfare), Government of Manipur at the inaugural function organized at the Shija Hospitals complex today i.e 11th November 2010.

Shri. Ph. Parijat, Hon'ble Minister was the Chief Guest and Dr. Kh Palin, Chairman cum- Managing Director, Shija Hospitals presided over the function.

Delivering the key note address, Mr. Suresh Thokchom, DGM (Operations), Shija Hospitals elaborated on the genesis of Shija Hospitals. It was mentioned that the hospital was started way back in 1985 as a consultation chamber attached to a pharmacy at Paona Bazar, Imphal. The present campus and facility of the hospital was inaugurated by Shri O. Ibobi Singh, Chief Minister, Manipur in the year 2002. It has taken elaborate effort by the management of the hospital to bring in the full time Nephrology facility in the hospital. Today Shija Hospitals is the only private set up in Manipur to have a full fledged Nephrology facility with advanced critical care facility as back up.

Dr. Guliver Potsangbam, DM (Nephrology), Consultant Nephrologist of the hospital presented an overview of the Nephrology facilities available at the department. He informed that the hospital today has both the diagnostic and therapeutic facility for Nephrology and poised to become the hub of nephrology in North Eastern India.

Shri. Ph. Parijat, Hon'ble Minister (Health & Family Welfare), Government of Manipur delivering the speech lauded the effort of the hospital and has repeatedly mentioned that Shija Hospitals is today one of the best hospitals in North Eastern India and has appreciated the effort of the hospital to bring in the much needed kidney related care to the state. He also mentioned of making the service of Shija Hospitals more affordable to the masses.

Dr. Kh Palin, Chairman cum- Managing Director, Shija Hospitals delivering his presidential speech drew the attention of the State Health Authorities towards the challenges that may arise in the future. He mentioned that Shija is not a competitor to public health care but supplementing it for the facilities not fully available in the state. He has also requested the support of the Government to enable the management of the hospital in making the services more affordable to the masses.

Currently the hospital has to avail the loan from Banks and financial institutions, which again has to be repaid with interest thereby compelling the hospital to charge from the patients to make the facility feasible. He expressed his desire to work toward making the Nephrology Department of the hospital, a leading centre with complete kidney solution in the country. He also mentioned the preparation of Shija to enhance facilities to face the future challenges caused by urbanization and life style and make them more affordable.

(Santosh Shekhar)
Manager- Business Development