Osmania General Hospital receives donation of medical equipment worth ₹ 65 lakh

HYDERABAD

The Power Grid Corporation of India under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative donated high-end medical equipment worth ₹ 65 lakh to Osmania General Hospital on Wednesday.

The corporation donated a High Resolution Manometry which is used to evaluate esophageal motor function, lasers and Whole body PUVA phototherapy systems to the departments of gastroenterology and DVL of Osmania General Hospital. The machines were inaugurated by Director of Medical Education Dr Ramesh Reddy and Osmania Medical College principal Dr Shashikala. 

Hospital Superintendent Dr B Nagendar expressed heartfelt gratitude for the donations and took the opportunity to appeal for more such donations for the benefit of the poor and needy patients who throng the hospital for many high-end diagnostics and treatment procedures. He further said that such donations give a lifetime opportunity of serving the poor patients who cannot afford such high-end procedures, which are mostly available only at corporate hospitals.