Imphal, August 30 2009: In its continuous initiatives to provide quality health service to the people of North East India, the Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata is opening an Information Centre in Imphal on September 4 at Kalyan Bhawan, Kwakeithel as the first step.

According to a press statement, the Information centre of Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals � the only hospital in Eastern India to be accredited by the Joint Commission International (ICJ) of USA and a name which earned the most coveted Gold Seal of Quality � will take care of all the queries of the patients and meet their medical requirements like fixing up of appointments, arrange travel and stay arrangements along with post treatment follow-up schedules.

In the second step, the Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals would link Imphal with the patients of rural areas of Manipur and Moreh to the hospital through its state-of-the-art Telemedicine facilities which will bring the renowned Apollo consultants virtually to the people's doorsteps, it stated.

It will further put up a proposal to the state government authorities for an empanelment which would extend credit facilties to the various departments for their referred patients.

It is also creating special and affordable packages for Open Heart Surgery, Kidney Transplant and other complex surgeries for the people of Manipur, the statement conveyed.

Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals is a joint venture of Apollo Hospitals Group � the largest healthcare group in Asia � and Parkway Health � the leading healthcare provider of Singapore.

Five years back since its inception in Kolkata, the AGH aims to meet the healthcare needs of not only West Bengal but the entire Eastern and North Eastern India and neighbouring countries.

The hospital has taken every possible step to provide international healthcare at the doorsteps of East and North East.

The Apollo Gleneagles Doctor Camp is going to be a continuous effort to provide committed care for the people of Manipur.

The camp will be organised at the premises of the Information Centre bi-monthly with a team of specialised doctors from Apollo Gleneagles Hospital.

As the first of its kind in Manipur, the first camp will be organised at Imphal Centre from September 5 and 6.Two specialist Doctors from Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals � Dr SN Singh (Neurosurgery) and Dr Tathagat Das (Orthopaedic) � will offer their services.

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