Latest 1.5T MRI and MDCT inaugurated at KMC Hospital

September 10, 2011

Mangalore, September 10: The latest 1.5 Tesla Seimens Avanto Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine and the GE Bright speed Multislice CT machine was inaugurated in Dept of Radiadiagnosis and Imaging, KMC Hospitals, here on Saturday.

District In-charge Minister Krishna J Palemar, and Mangalore MP Nalin Kumar Kateel jointly inaugurated the machines.

Dr H S Ballal, Pro Chancellor, Manipal University, Maj. Gen (Retd.) Dr G Rajagopal AVSM, Dean KMC Mangalore, Dr. Sunil Deshpande, Senior Vice President Operations KMC Hospital, Mangalore, Dr. Ajith Mahale, Head, Dept of Radiadiagnosis & Imaging, KMC Hospital, Mangalore, Dr Anand Venugopal, Deputy Medical Superintendent, KMC Hospital, Dr. B R Ambedkar Circle, Mangalore and Dr. Madhusudan Upadya, Deputy Medical Superintendent, KMC Hospital, Attavar, Mangalore were also present for the occasion.

Dr. Sunil Deshpande welcomed the gathering. Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Dr.G Rajagopal AVSM gave the inaugural address and stated that modern facilities are immensely required in our country for better treatment purposes and we are very glad that we can bring such facilities within the reach of people in and around Mangalore.

Fr. H S Ballal spoke on the advancements being made in the imaging technology worldwide and how it tremendously helps in medical treatment.

Mr Palemar and Mr Kateel congratulated the Manipal group on making such facilities available to the society under one roof. KMC Hospital is a one stop designation with the availability of highly skilled and experienced fulltime radiologists and technicians and other support staffs and facilities required to treat emergency cases 24hours.

The latest 1.5 Tesla Seimens Avanto Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine which is imported from Germany is state of the art equipment which is capable of delivering high quality images for patient management. Other benefits of this system faster imaging, no claustrophobia is caused to the patients, whole body imaging, TIM whole spine and body, ideal in uncooperative patients and children, latest imported software, high quality joint imaging, spectroscopy (molecular imaging for tumors), abdominal imaging in renal failure, non-invasive vascular imaging.

The GE Bright speed Multislice CT machine with pitch booster aids in rapid scanning with minimal radiation exposure. This machine is imported from USA with all the latest software and technology. The benefits of MDCT-GE Bright Speed is that the scanning fast, whole body imaging can be done in a short time, it is ideal for vascular imaging, high quality reconstructed images in all planed, high resolution images of small parts like middle and inner ear, 3D reconstruction for bones and in trauma cases, used for cardiac screening and endoluminal Imaging.

Dr Ajith Mahale, proposed the vote-of thanks. Dr.Sonali Ullal, Assoc. Prof. Dept of Radiadiagnosis and Imaging, KMC Hospital, Mangalore anchored the programme.

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March 19,2020

Kodagu, Mar 19: One more person has tested positive for coronavirus in Kodagu on Thursday, taking the tally of confirmed cases in the state to 15.

The man has a travel history to Saudi Arabia.

"One person has tested positive for #COVID19 in Kodagu today; he has travel history to Saudi Arabia. He is being treated in an isolation hospital. Total number of positive cases reaches 15 in the state," said B Sriramulu, Karnataka Health Minister.

A total of 169 positive cases of coronavirus have been reported in India so far, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday.

Globally, the virus has infected more than 184,000 people and killed more than 7500, as per the data available on the World Health Organisation website.

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July 6,2020

Wayanad, Jul 6: DM Education and Research Foundation (DMERF), headed by Dr Azad Moopen, has come forward to handover DM WIMS Medical College, Nursing and Pharmacy Colleges and its associated institutions in Wayanad to the Kerala Government. 

According to Azad Moopen, Managing Trustee, DMERF, the Kerala Government has been deliberating to set up a medical college in the area over the last 7-8 years to address the challenges being faced by the local population due to lack of local availability of advanced healthcare facilities under the government sector. 

The handover by DMERF would address the Government's need. DM WIMS is one of the few NABH accredited medical colleges in the country, he said.

The DM WIMS Medical College and its associated institutions were established by the DMERF Trust 10 years ago to help the backward community of the district. 

Run in a charitable manner, the medical college has a capacity of 150 seats and has seen two batches of doctors graduate from the institution. With a total built up area of 14 lakh sq feet, it also has a 700-bed super-specialty hospital catering to the local community and helping in training healthcare professionals, a 100-bed specialty hospital, a pharmacy college, and a nursing college.

A new medical college by the government will require substantial investments and minimum of 5 years to become functional. “We think that DM WIMS can cater to the requirement of the government and setting up another medical college might not be required to cater to the existing population,” he said.

Moopen also announced a donation of Rs 250 crore out of the total investment in the institutions to the government to provide treatment to the needy population in the backward, landlocked district and to train good quality doctors from the State.

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March 4,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 4: A total of five people suspected of being infected with Coronavirus have been admitted to the isolation wards of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases in Bengaluru.

Samples of these patients have been collected and their reports are likely to be received later today.

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has assured people in state about preparedness to tackle Coronavirus.

Earlier in the day, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan had said that there were 28 cases of Coronavirus in the country and added that universal screening of all international flights will begin to control the spread of the deadly virus.

Global deaths due to Coronavirus outbreak have risen above 3,000.

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