Mangaluru: Kanachur Hospital & Research Centre-Natekal, Mangaluru, launched their ‘Kanachur Urban Health Centre’ at the Kankanady Byepass Road on November 12.
Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences and Kanachur Hospital & Research Centre, Natekal, Mangaluru, are the youngest higher education and tertiary level health care facility in Mangaluru and have many firsts to its credit. Their earnest and skilled healthcare team have made their mark in all verticals, threading on their mission by adding compassion, affordability, reliability and expertise to their skilled craft in healthcare.
Extending their services to Mangaluru has been a long-cherished vision and here they bring to the people ‘Kanachur Urban Health Centre’.
The centre was inaugurated by Dr M N Rajendra Kumar, Chairman, SCDCC Bank and other eminent chief guests like Dr Chakrapani M, Senior Consultant and Professor – Medicine, KMC, Dr Mohammed Ismail H, Senior Consultant and Professor – Medicine, KMC, Haji U K Monu-chairman of Kanachur Hospital and Research Centre, Dr Devidas Shetty N – Medical Superintendent, Dr H S Virupaksha- Dean, Abdul Rahiman-Director, Dr Rohan Monis- Chief Administrative Medical Officer, and others.
Addressing the gathering, Dr Rajendra Kumar praised Haji U K Monu and Kanachur Hospital for providing good medical care to the people since its inception five years ago, and said that the Kanachur Urban Health Centre will surely benefit the people of Mangaluru as they believe in the motto “the patient always comes first”.
Dr H S Virupaksha welcomed the gathering. Dr Devidas Shetty briefed the gathering about the facilities and services provided at Kanachur Hospital and Kanachur Urban Health Centre. Dr Chethana Kodgi- Assistant Professor, Community Medicine compered the programme and delivered the vote of thanks.
Kanachur Urban Health Centre is especially poised to provide the essentials of outpatient and daycare services to the beneficiaries and especially post COVID work-ups – from pediatric to geriatric age groups of Mangaluru and more. This patient-friendly centre shall offer services like specialty-based consultations (walk-in and appointments), blood work, daycare observations, radiological examinations (USG and X-ray), paediatric and vaccination clinic, physical therapy and rehabilitation, master health checks, COVID (RTPCR) test, home call lab health services, home delivery of medicines, ambulance services, in-house Kanachur Pharma which will cater to all chronic and acute health care needs of the citizens.
Their exclusive COVID RTPCR LAB Facility is NABL and ICMR certified. It offers a high level of convenience for international travellers with a reporting time of 24 hours. The clinic’s unique Home Call Lab Health Services shall ensure that their trained, screened, licensed and experienced staff will draw (collect) your blood samples at your home and the trained pharmacists will follow the guidelines of the pandemic at all times. This shall help avoid any unnecessary transportation or mobility issues.
At Kanachur UHC, the patient always comes first. Compassionate care and satisfaction of the patients is their highest priority. All of their technicians are screened, licensed, experienced in pediatrics to geriatric patient draws, and are familiar with laboratory regulations and protocols. They have a moral obligation to get health care to those who need it.
