KMC Hospitals Hold Comprehensive Health checkup for Defence Personnel
Mangaluru: KMC Hospitals in association with NCC Group Headquarters, ECHS polyclinic and the unit run canteen CSD, organized Heart screening and comprehensive health checkup camp at the NCC Group Headquarters, Pandeshwar here on May 22.
The camp was specially organised for servicemen, retired Defence personnel, their family members and the NCC staff.
Speaking to mangalorean.com, Group Commander of NCC Mangalore, Col Anil Nautiyal said, “This health checkup camp is a welfare measure for servicemen and their families. KMC has come forward to organize this camp and today since most of the ex-servicemen and their families are here to purchase at the Canteen Stores Department (CSD), this camp will help them.”
Retired Col Balakrishnan thanked Dr Padmanabha Kamath, Head of Department of Cardiology at KMC Mangaluru, for his initiative in organizing the health checkup camp for servicemen and their families.
Lt Col Amit Ashri, Training Officer at NCC Group Headquarters, said that this is the first health checkup camp that the group organized with KMC. “Along with purchasing at the CSD, servicemen and their families can get their health checkup done. Today servicemen (active and retired) along with their families will get their Sugar test, ECG, BP test, etc. done free of cost. We will hold such camps in the future too. We wish to collaborate and be involved in more constructive activities for the benefit of servicemen and their dependents,” he said.
Marketing Manager of KMC, Rakesh Darshan said, “This is a small gesture of recognizing the yeoman service of our defence personnel and the sacrifice made by their families to the society. KMC has taken this as an initiative towards maintaining their good health. This initiative was taken by the HOD of Cardiology Dr Padmanabha Kamath, who thought of contributing in a small way by making them aware of their health by holding this checkup camp. There are more than 200 people, who have contributed to the nation, gathered here.”
There will be free Blood Sugar test, ECG, BP check as well as a Free Cholesterol (LIPID) Test, Vascular Profile & Thyroid Test, for those advised by the doctors.
Head of Department of Cardiology at KMC Mangaluru Dr Padmanabha Kamath, Senior Manager of KMC Attavar Raviraj, MLC Ganesh Karnik and others were also present.