Mangalore, October 19: Prestigious private hospitals should extend their services towards rural areas and contribute to the rural health care, said District in-charge minister Krishna J Palemar.
Addressing at the decennial celebration of A J Hospital and Research Centre on Tuesday, Mr Palemar said that private hospitals could play an important role in this aspect as they are in a better position to render services to society in terms of manpower and technologies.
“The private medical centres should focus on the rural areas to serve the people and the wealth should be utilised for the society”, he added.
He also commended the effort of entrepreneur A J Shetty, the chairman of AJ group of institutions, in developing the hospital to one of the most modern hospitals in this region.
Inaugurating the function Keshavananda Bharathi Swamiji, the seer of Edaneer Mutt, said that the AJ Hospital's growth in the past 10 years is astonishing and AJ Shetty's achievement will always be remembered.
Mr Shetty, who presided over the programme, distributed the prizes for the institution staff, who exhibited outstanding performance in different fields.
Dr Amitha Marla, Director Medical Administration welcomed the gathering, while Dr Prashanth Marla, Medical Director, AJ Hospital, delivered the introductory address.
Vice Chancellor, NITTE University Dr Shantharam Shetty, Dr Ramesh Pai, Dean, AJ Institute of Medical Science, Dr Sureshchandra Shetty, Principal, AJ Institute of Dental Sciences, were present.
On the occasion, AJ Shetty couple was given a warm felicitation by the staff of the institution.
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