Sri City, an integrated business city in South India consisting of a special economic zone, domestic tariff zone and free trade warehousing zone, inaugurated Sri City —Sankara Nethralaya, an eye hospital, a unit of medical research foundation, Chennai. The eye hospital aims to offer affordable and high quality eye care services for the poor and needy.
It was inaugurated by Dr MYS Prasad, Scientist & Director, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR in the presence of Professor PS Manisundaram, First Principal of R E C /N I T., Trichy and First Vice Chancellor of Bharathidasan University, Dr SS Badrinath, Chairman Emeritus, Medical Research Foundation and Ravindra Sannareddy, MD, Sri City.
Commenting on the inauguration, Sannareddy said, “We would like to extend our warmest welcome to Sankara Nethralaya to Sri City. Our aim is to provide medical care at an affordable cost to the people of the region and the employees of the industries in Sri City.”
This hospital will have tele-ophthalmology and mobile refraction van that takes quality eye care to the doorsteps of people living in this region.
He further added, “One of the challenges of any developed economy rests in its ability to provide world-class healthcare, we at Sri City believe Sankara Nethralaya will strive hard to provide the best healthcare to the people of this region”.
Sri City—Sankara Nethralaya began offering its services from April 15, 2013. They will move to their world class hospital and research facility once it is ready, the new facility will be spread across 10 acres in Sri City.
EH News Bureau
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