SMVD Narayana Superspeciality Hospital plans to set up Medical College in Katra

KATRA, 17 January 2024: The 68th Meeting of Governing Body of SMVD Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Kakryal (Katra) was held on the 15th of this month under the Chairmanship of Dr Ashok Bhan, Member, SMVDSB. The Meeting was attended by Suresh Kumar Sharma, Member SMVDSB, Anshul Garg, CEO, SMVDSB, Viren Prasad Shetty, Executive Vice-Chairman, Narayana Health and other senior Shrine Board and Narayana Health functionaries.

After reviewing the progress of its earlier decisions, the Members expressed general satisfaction regarding the over-the-year gradual healthy growth of the Hospital.

The Governing Body was informed that every year, the Hospital provides IP treatment to almost 50,000 patients across different specialities, besides OPD Consultations to almost 60,000 patients. Almost 1/3rd of treated patients are provided free treatment under the UT-sponsored Ayushman Scheme.

As a matter of fact, SMVDNSH is the largest Ayushman service provider private Hospital in the entire State. As a mark of clinical reputation of the Hospital, the beds of the Hospital; particularly critical care beds, are in great demand. Consequently, the ICUs of Hospital are almost full at all points of time.

The Governing Body was also apprised that since the inception of Hospital in the year 2016, free treatments worth more than Rs. 40 crore have been provided to more than 80,000 beneficiaries under the Medical Support Policy of Board, aimed to benefit the poor and needy patients.

The Board has sponsored as many as 23 Cochlear Implant Surgeries, transiting deaf children to the world of sound and speech. SMVDNSH is the only Private Hospital in the entire state performing Cochlear Implant Surgeries requiring high-end clinical capabilities / professional inter-departmental cooperation.

The Governing Body resolved to take further strides in alignment with the philanthropic vision of the Shrine Board to ensure that the Hospital becomes useful for the society/region. The CEO, Shrine Board also assured of Shrine Board’s full support in this regard to ensure that the hospital evolves as a state of art facility endeavoring to touch lives of vast sections of society.
Several important decisions concerning further growth of the Hospital with the introduction of “positive interventions” to strengthen the quality of patient care, were taken in the Meeting.

This included various decisions to address operational issues, critical review of the progress of early expected Organ Transplant Programme of the Hospital, finalizing plans for incurring capital expenditure for growth of Hospital upto 500 beds, extensive review of feedback/suggestions received from patients/attendants and firming-up of a road map for expanding services-framework of Hospital’s Jammu clinic.

The Governing Body also critically reviewed the progress of the early setting up of a fully funded Medical College of the Board for the general development of the region. Besides, several decisions having far-reaching implications were also taken for the concurrent expansion of the Hospital’s bed capacities for meeting emerging demands and further enhancing the operational capabilities of the Hospital.

Dr Bhan emphasized expediency of execution as the essence of plans relating to the Hospital / upcoming Medical College of the Shrine Board.