Considering the need for high-end medical services for people living and working in the industrial belt of Chennai on NH 48, the Saveetha Medical Centre was inaugurated by Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Mr Jagat Prakash Nadda, at
the eponymous Medical College and Hospital. Saveetha Medical Centre is envisaged as a super speciality healthcare facility with the latest in technology, well trained professionals and focusing on ethics and empathy.
Dr N.M. Veeraiyan, Chancellor, Saveetha University, declared the commitment of the institutions to make high quality and affordable healthcare available to all sections of the society. He reminded the audience about the Guinness World Record that Saveetha Medical College & Hospital holds for training 30,000 people (the maximum number) in CPR. He informed the Minister about the “Save a life” movement, through which we plan to impart CPR training to 1,00,000 people this year.
The aim of the movement would be to impart CPR training to at least one person in each of the families living in the vicinity. He said that the launch of Saveetha Medical Center is a reiteration of our commitment to be the best centre for all-round and holistic healthcare.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Nadda congratulated Saveetha Medical College and Hospital for the inauguration of Saveetha Medical Center. He appreciated Saveetha’s initiatives such as “Save a life” and providing dialysis at Rs 800 for poor patients. He mentioned that despite all odds, “We have successfully eradicated polio and our response for important health-related contingencies such as ebola and immunisation. has been steadfast.”