Mangalore: Columbia Asia Referral Hospital Yeshwanthpur in association with Indiana Hospital and Heart Institute announced their first in the city outreach OPD for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson’s Disease. The outreach OPD will be available for patients once a month at Indian Hospitals and well-known neurologist from Columbia Asia Referral Hospitals Yeshwanthpur in Bangalore Dr. Guruprasad Hosurkar will be here to diagnose the patients and provide the necessary medical assistance.
Parkinson's disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is the most commonly performed surgical treatment for Parkinson's. It has been used to treat intractable pain for several decades. More recently, use of this technology has proven to be a safe and effective treatment This surgery comes has a boon to patient in the middle stages of Parkinson’s Disease.
Speaking on the occasion Dr. Guruprasad Hosurkar, Consultant Neurology, Columbia Asia Referral Hospital Yeshwanthpur said “Parkinson’s is a special neurodegenerative disorder for which good symptomatic treatment is available, but there is a huge unmet need for therapeutic options in moderately advanced stages. Symptoms vary from person to person and typically affect one side of the body first, even as they worsen. A person with Parkinson's disease cannot be cured completely, they would require a comprehensive treatment to recover completely. Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is one such advanced treatment for patients with severe movement disorders."
Dr. Ananth N Rao, General Manager, Columbia Asia Referral HospitalYeshwanthpur said “We are very glad to be associating with the Indiana Hospitals & Heart Institute. This unique collaboration is aimed at making healthcare more cost-effective for those seeking medical support at a premier institution. This tie up seeks to deliver exceptional value while attempting to foster stronger relationships to our patients”.
Dr. Elvis Rodrigues, Consultant Neuro Surgeon, Indiana Hospital & Heart Institute stated “Medical therapies can bring significant improvements in the symptoms of Parkinson’s. The launch of the Outreach OPD was long overdue for patients here in Mangalore. Understanding the complexities of the Parkinson diseases, we intended to collaborate with a global healthcare institution like Columbia Asia Hospitals. This association will significantly benefit patient care and reduce the burden for the caregivers. Also, the awareness about treating the disease with an advanced medical treatment like Deep Brain Stimulation is very important to people here, so that a ray of hope to survive the disease will remain strong”.
About Columbia Asia :
Columbia Asia is an international private healthcare company founded by an American entrepreneur, Daniel Baty in 1996. From the outset, Columbia Asia envisioned to provide quality, affordable healthcare services easily accessed by people wherever they live - driven by our vision statement, a passion for making people better. It is owned by an investment fund, International Columbia US, LLC (ICU). In 2016, Mitsui & Co., a Japanese conglomerate with deep operating experience in Asia joined as a shareholder in ICU.
Today, Columbia Asia is one of the largest and fastest growing hospital groups in Asia. It currently has 12 hospitals in Malaysia, 11 in India, 2 in Vietnam and 3 in Indonesia.
It leverages modern technology to provide efficient specialist care and to reduce length of hospital stays which results in more cost-effective care. The hospitals of Columbia Asia provide a wide array of specialist services such as General Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Cardiology, Neurosurgery, Bariatric surgery and more. These are appropriately supported by ancillary services that include an Intensive Care Unit, Neonatal Care Unit, Physiotherapy, Laboratory, Pharmacy and Imaging.
At Columbia Asia, strict clinical governance, ethics and excellence is demanded.
About Indiana Hospital:
Indiana is a state of the art 300 Bed facility equipped with latest technology and best Clinical Talents of the region. Each specialty department has leading full time consultants, backed by comprehensive, best-in-class technology and allied, well-trained paramedical staff to provide world-class services, including 24/7 emergency service. The hospital has the most advanced laboratory performing complete range of investigative tests in the field of Bio-chemistry, Hematology, Transfusion Medicine and Microbiology.