Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad, and Bansal Hospital, Bhopal, on Thursday joined hands to provide advanced liver transplantation surgeries here.
Bansal Hospital Director and Senior Cardiologist Dr SK Trivedi told media persons that Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad and we have tied up to provide most advanced liver transplant surgeries especially for patients of central India here.
“One of every five Indians suffers from liver problems. Hepatitis B infection and too much alcoholism were major culprits of chronic liver diseases in Madhya Pradesh,” he added.
In a state where liver diseases are prevalent screening and early intervention to save the lives is the immediate need.
Given this situation, Yashoda Hospitals-Hyderabad and Bansal Hospital have taken the initiative to work together in providing liver Transplant Surgery Services.
An MOU to this extent was signed.
“It lays the foundation of a big Program with liver Transplant and Advanced Hepatobiliary Surgeries in Central India.
“The patients not only from Madhya Pradesh but also from Neighbouring cities like Kanpur, lucknow etc are likely to benefit from Transplants here,” said Dr SK Trivedi, Senior Cardiologist and Director at Bansal Hospital.
With a Tie-up between Bansal Hospital and Yashoda Hospitals - Hyderabad, 6 cases (5 cadaveric and one lDlT) liver Transplants were done for needy patients from Bhopal and Indore in the last one year.
Bansal Hospital is also well equipped with excellent ICU, OT and Radiology support.