TN Health Minister Inaugurates Neonatal ICU and Speech Therapy Centre at Meenakshi Hospital, Thanjavur
Minister hands over Letter of Appreciation to Dr Gurushankar, Chairman, Meenakshi Hospital, Thanjavur for his leader ship under which the hospital cured 10 lakh people for the past 10 years
THANJAVUR / January 17, 2023: Thiru Ma. Subramanian, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu, inaugurated the state-of-the-art Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the advanced Speech Therapy Centre at the 250-bed Meenakshi Hospital, Thanjavur, the largest multispecialty hospital in the city.
In his inaugural address, Thiru Ma. Subramanian, said, “While running a multispecialty hospital in a big city like C hennai itself is a challenge, Meenakshi Hospital, has not only grown but has also emerged as the most sought af ter healthcare destination in the entire delta region, despite its location in a tier III city like Thanjavur. About 10 years ago, people in this region had to be rushed to a nearby city when there was a health emergency like hea rt attack. But thanks to Meenakshi Hospital, Thanjavur, they today get timely and advanced medical intervention right here and at affordable costs and so far they have cured 10 lakh patients for the last 10 years.”
Thiru Ma. Subramanian appreciated Dr Gurushankar for his social contributions, especially for constructing free houses for the people in the delta region, which was ravaged by Cyclone Gaja in 2018, and for providing free coc onut tree saplings to revive the livelihood of people. In the last ten years, his hospital had conducted more than a thousand free medical camps across the delta region.
The minister lauded the hospital and its doctors for their dedic ation in treating Covid patients during the pande mic years. “I am happy to point out that Meenakshi Hospital treated over 3, 000 Covid patients from four authori sed centres during the pa ndemic. The hospital also introduced a six-layer protection and thus provided a safe en vironment, free of infection risks, for pa tients, doctors and all other staff. Also, I am proud to kn ow that the hosp ital came up with a low-cost innovation known as Tanj ore Air Purifying Respirator (TAPR), the world’s first system th at could securely deliver compressed medical grade air from th e ventilatory circuits to doctors at operation theatres through a hood.”
In his address, Dr. Gurushankar, said, “We are happy to bring a world class NICU to the delta region. It is fully equ ipped to provide comprehensive care for children, especially the premature newborn infants. Similarly, our new speech therapy centre is advanced. It has necessary infrastructure and speech-language therapists, audiologist, and a full clinical management team to treat communication disorders of children. We hope that these new fac ilities will pave the way for holistic development of children from this region.”
Talking about the recognition from the health minister, Dr Gurushankar said, “On behalf of our doctors and staff I accept with gratitude the letter of appreciation from the state government and the health minister, which coul d not have come at a better time than now, when we are celebrating the 10th year anniversary. We are the only h ospital in the entire delta region to have as many as six national quality certifications. Meenakshi Hospital has emerged as a pride of Thanjavur.”
As part of its 10th year anniversary celebrations, Meenakshi Hospital, Thanjavur has undertaken a range of chari table activities this month, including angiogram and OPD investigations at discounted rates, free ambulance pic k-and-drop facility within a 10 km distance from the hospital, and free paediatric OPD consultations. The hospit al organised “Thiruvizha”, an event of yesteryear games, and “Star Night”, featuring a variety of perfor m ances b y television personalities, on January 17. These events attracted over the participation of 15,000 people.
