Jaslok Hospital recently inaugurated its Acute Care Unit in the department of Infectious Diseases. It also celebrated the successful completion of 320 treatments of MRgFUS (No Touch, No Pain Surgery) – reportedly the highest number so far in India. Jagdish Chanrai, Trustee and Kanta Masand, Managing Trustee inaugurated the new unit.
The Acute Care Unit is a highly specialised isolation unit that looks at treating high risk communicable diseases such as H1N1, HIV, Tuberculosis, SARS, Chicken Pox, etc. Dr Om Shrivastav, Director, Department of Infectious Diseases heads this department.
“We take immense pride in taking patient care in infectious diseases to an altogether new level, since such a facility run by a dedicated Infectious Diseases Specialist does not exist as yet in the country. The structure of this unit is designed in such a way that it meets the most stringent requirements of isolation by any global standards,” said Dr Tarang Gianchandani, Acting CEO, Jaslok Hospital.
Jaslok’s MR Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS) unit has treated successfully over 320 patients [highest number in India] suffering from Uterine fibroids, uterine adenomyosis, prostrate cancer, bone metastasis, lumbar facet arthropathy etc. The department is headed by Dr Shrinivas Desai, Director, Radiology. This is a no touch, revolutionary technique that removes growths and tumors with a high frequency ultrasound. Most significantly, it is a non – surgical approach to those illnesses where surgery was considered imperative.
EH News Bureau