HONOURABLE MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE OF TAMIL NADU INAUGURATES
HONOURABLE MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE OF TAMIL NADU INAUGURATES ‘FALL PRE VENTION’ PROGRAMME AT MGM HEALTHCARE
9 June 2022, Chennai: MGM Healthcare today hosted an awareness programme on the Prevention of Falls amo ng the elderly. Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Honourable Thiru Ma Subramanian, was the Guest of Ho nour and Director of the hospital Dr. Prashanth Rajagopalan, along with Dr Govindaraj AB, Director, and Senior Consultant of Orthopaedics inaugurated an exclusive Fall Prevention Programme for the elderly.
The fall prevention programme at MGM Healthcare is exclusively aimed at raising awareness on Fall Prevention by intensely working on outreach measures and providing counselling to the elderly. Health care providers of M GM Healthcare will visit each of the houses of the elderly enrolled in the program to identify and educate them on the impact of fall-related injuries. The team of doctors will also provide the elderly with easy-to-do strength and balance training activities that would be remotely monitored by the MGM physiotherapists through Telere habilitation programmes.
Dr AB Govindaraj, Director, and Senior Consultant of Orthopaedics at MGM Healthcare said, “Most people con sider falls as natural and part of Life. Falls are not natural, can be devastating and yet is preventable. We at MGM Healthcare curated this programme aimed at seniors and caregivers to raise awareness of these facts. Brittle bo ne disease and Vitamin D deficiency are rampant in our society, which can add to the problem of falls and fractu res. Our Strong bones program will identify those at risk and help them to overcome their deficiency.”
Dr Prashanth Rajagopalan, Director, MGM Healthcare said, “According to the World Health Organization (WH O) global report on falls prevention, elderly fall about 28%–35% in each year and this proportion increases as a ge and frailty level increase. This programme will provide extensive support to senior citizens by identifying their health conditions and providing appropriate remedies. MGM Healthcare takes pride in setting up a ded icated programme for the elderly.”
About MGM Healthcare
Born out of a need for altruism, MGM Healthcare is dedicated to bettering patient experiences and improving cli nical outcomes through expertise, passion, and technology. The manifestation of this dedication is a state-of-th e-art hospital on Nelson Manickam Road having 400 beds, 50 outpatient consultation rooms, over 100 criticalca re beds, 250+ doctors, 30+ clinical departments, 12 state-of-the-art operating theatres and 24×7 comprehensi ve Emergency Care.
Here, a host of eminent surgeons and physicians wield a potent combination of skill and cut ting-edge techno logy to elevate care and outcomes to new levels. MGM Healthcare is currently Asia’s high est-rated USGBC LEED Platinum-certified Green Hospital.
Over the past year, the team of clinical experts at MGM Healthcare have performed many innovative and com plex surgeries in the pursuit of establishing trust and clinical excellence. MGM Healthcare is designed and equi pped with the latest in technology and equipment and is poised to drive patient centricity and clinical excellence for both domestic and international patients.
