Happenings

UPCOMING EVENT - 15th ARTHRITIS SUPPORT GROUP MEETING - 29TH AUGUST 2010

Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital organises 15th Arthritis Support Group Meeting - Joints in Motion

'A holistic approach to the management of joint pain'.

Date : Sunday, 29th August 2010
Time : 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
Venue : Goregaon Sports Club, West Banquet Hall, 'A' Block, Ground Floor, Link Road, Near Toyota Showroom, Malad (W), Mumbai - 400064

Topics & Speakers :
Joy of pain free quality life from Arthritis - Dr. Sanjeev Jain
Role of physiotherapy in Arthritis - Dr. Janhavi Rankhambe

Free Registration. Limited seats. Prior registration compulsory. Refreshments will be provided.

For Details & Registration, Contact :
Bhagat - 99305 15283 • Rakesh - 98192 41556 • Anisur - 98696 03045 • Manish - 9819261222

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PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON SKIN DONATION - 8TH AUGUST 2010

A public awareness programme on skin donation was organized by Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital in association with Rotary club Lakers on 8th August,2010 It was followed by a talk on skin care, anti ageing and Need for Skin Donation. Dr Vidula Patel (DNB, MD) spoke on general skin care, Dr Deepika Shetty (MBBS, DVD, Anesthetic Cosmetology, DMM) elaborated on current anti ageing therapies and Dr.Sunil Keshwani(MBBS, MS(Gen. Surgery), MCh Plastic Surgery),Medical Director and Trustee of National Burn centre,Airoli focused on Need for Skin Donation. Around 45 people attended the session making it a successful Endeavour.

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IVF-CME 4TH AUGUST 2010

Dr L H Hiranandani hospital has organized a CME on Wednesday 4th August, 2010 in association with Jagruti women’s association in Ghatkopar (E) The topic was “Evaluation of Infertile couple” Covered by Dr.Hetal Parekh, (MD DNBE) full time consultant Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital and “Myths and realities of infertile couple” covered by Dr Kedarnath Ganla (M.D., D.N.B., D.G.O., F.C.P.S., D.F.P.)
Presence of 45 Doctors made it a successful event. 

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NEW INITIATIVE - HOPE ( HIGH RISK O.P.D)

Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital is launching a new initiative called HOPE (High Risk O.P.D.).  This is an initiative to address the development of children who were born premature or born with very low birth weight or had some complication during delivery.  It is well known that such babies, while in hospital may thrive and seem apparently normal but when they are discharged home parents may find that their children have some delay in development milestones that may cause them concern but they defer seeking medical aid as they feel that the delay is transient and baby would pick up.  In the long run they may find that this is not the case.

Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital is launching an early intervention programme which would help pick up such disorders.  To quote Bernadette Melnyk, RN, FAAN, Dean and Distinguished Foundation Professor in Nursing at Arizona State Univesity’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation, “Evidence suggests that low –birth-weight infants experience adverse physical, mental and behavioral outcomes that persist beyond school age”.

This clinic starts from June 03, 2010 by Dr Snehal Despande, Physiotherapist and Dr Bijal Shrivastav , Paeditatrician at the Paediatric OPD on the ground floor every Thursday, 1 to 3 pm.

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HEARING PROBLEMS

Date : Sunday, 16th May 2010
Time : 11.00 am to 1.00 pm
Venue : Auditorium - Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital
For Details Contact :
• Amit - 99870 61607 • Bhagat - 99305 15283 • Rakesh - 98192 41556 • Manish - 98192 6122

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CELEBRATION OF WORLD HAND HYGIENE DAY

5th May is celebrated as the “World Hand Hygiene Day” with this year’s theme being “Save lives : Clean your hands”. This initiative is based on the World Health Organization (WHO) for patient safety campaign – “Clean care is safer care” launched in 2005. The campaign focuses on promoting effective hand hygiene to cut down the hospital acquired infections.

Dr L H Hiranandani hospital participated in this global initiative by organizing poster and slogan competition in the hospital for the staff. The theme for the poster competition was ‘Save lives: clean your hands’ and that of the slogan competition was ‘Hand Hygiene’.

Amongst the participants, the two slogans selected for awards were:
1) ‘Thou shall wash hands to heal thyself’ – Ms Esther (HICON) - 1st prize

2) ‘Golden 90 seconds can save lives and save you…so wash hands’ – Mr Mukesh Kuttan – (Staff Nurse - Casualty) - 2nd prize

The poster competition results were as follows:
1) 1st prize – Mr Shaji (Front Office)
2) 2nd prize – Ms Sherin Cleetos (HICON)
3) 3rd prize – Ms Merin (Staff nurse-fourth floor)

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HERNIA CLINIC

Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital announces 'Hernia Clinic' from 3rd May to 16th June, 2010
Monday to Saturday 3.00 - 5.00 p.m.at First Floor OPD

Hernia Operation at concessional rate (Only for those who will attend the clinic)
Specialist consultation Rs. 250/-

For appointment contact : 022 - 2576 3500
For details, contact :
Rakesh - 98192 41556 • Bhagat - 99305 15283 • Manish - 98192 61222 • Amit - 99870 61607

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CME ON NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS FOR BHANDUP MEDICOS ON APRIL 25, 2010

On 25th April, 2010 a CME was organized in association with Bhandup Medicos, as a part of philosophy of Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital, Powai to share & update medical knowledge for the overall benefit of Bhandup General Physicians. The CME was followed by live telecast of final IPL.

Program details
Topic & speaker: 1-Surgical Management of Brain tumors by Dr. Vinod Rambal (Neuro Surgeon)
2- Stroke management and current concept by Dr Gautam Tripathy (Neuro Physician)
The gathering was around 100 Doctors.

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“Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital, Powai and Hiranandani Hospital, Thane, receive renewed certification for ISO-9001:2008”

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SEMINAR ON NABH ACCREDITATION - 3RD APRIL 2010

Date : 3rd, April 2010
Time : 9.30 am to 5.30 pm
Venue : Auditorium of Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai

Introduction :
On 3rd April, 2010 a seminar on NABH accreditation was organized by Christian Medical Association of India (CMAI) and Quality Council of India (QCI) in support with Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital. The objective of the programme was to prepare the Hospitals and small healthcare organizations for NABH accreditation.
Special invitees for the programme were Mr. Girdhar J Gyani CEO, NABH & Secretary General, Quality Council of India, Dr. Pravin H Shingare Joint Director- Medical Education & Research, and Dr. Sujit Chatterjee, CEO Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital.
Key Speakers were Dr. Ravindra Karanjekar, Group Director, medical Services, Global Group & CEO Global Hospital, Mumbai, and Dr. Akash S Rajpal, AGM Operations, Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai & NABH Assessor. The programme was great success as representatives from various hospitals and healthcare sector across India attended the programme

Seminar Content :
Overview of NABH
· Accreditation Standards
· Accreditation Process and Implementation
· Roadmap to prepare for NABH Accreditation
· Exposure to Quality Systems (Visit to Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital)

To download the registration form and to know about other details kindly click on the following link.

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HEALTH CHECKUP CAMP AND AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON BLOOD PRESSURE AND DIABETES FOR VARISHTA NAGRIK SEVA SANSTHA, SANTACRUZ (E) - MARCH 19, 2010

On Friday March 19, 2010, Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital organized a camp & awareness programme on Diabetes and Blood Pressure prevention and control. Around 50 people attended the session & camp, of the senior citizen group. The speakers were eminent doctors from Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital. Dr S M Bandukwala - VISITING DIABETOLOGIST & Dr Rahul Gupta - FULL TIME CONSULTANT – CARDIOLOGY spoke on Diabetes & Blood Pressure respectively. A number of people had their Diabetes and Blood pressure Checkup done followed by the medical consultation.

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KATHIYAWADI SAMAJ HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAMME - 14th MARCH, 2010

In an effort to create Health awareness amongst the members of Kathiyawadi Samaj, Brahman Sewa Samaj and Cama Galli Sewa Samaj, Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital organized an awareness programme on Sunday 14th March, 2010. The speakers were fulltime consultants from Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital, Powai. The topics covered during the session were on Bleeding disorders in women, Arthritis – Prevention & how to manage & General Nutrition, presented & discussed by Dr. Anita Soni -FULL TIME CONSULTANT - OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY; Dr. Sanjeev Jain - FULL TIME ORTHOPAEDIC & JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGEON and Ms Richa Anand - FULL TIME CONSULTANT – DIETICIAN respectively. Around 300 people attended the programme.

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TALK ON MODERN LIFESTYLE AND SLEEP - 12 MARCH, 2010

Talk on Modern Lifestyle & Sleep organized at Kansai Nerolac corporate office at Lower Parel. organized on 12 March, 2010. Speaker was Dr. Ramanathan Iyer, VISITING CONSULTANT - SLEEP MEDICINE at Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital

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WORLD KIDNEY DAY - 11th MARCH, 2010

On 11th March, 2010 a CME on the occasion of World Kidney was organized in the auditorium of Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital, Powai. Where eminent Nephrologists from Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital like Dr.Raman Mallick Dr.Ramesh Rao, Dr. Rajesh Kumar and Dr. Vidya Acharya (HOD of Nephrology department) from K.E.M Hospital were present. Dr. Vidya Acharya was the chief guest. Around 75 doctors from different-different parts of Mumbai attended the programme.

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY - MARCH 8, 2010

Awareness programme on Cervical Cancer : Signs & Prevention held at Aditya Birla Mangaement Corporation Limited & Rennaissance Hotel. The talk was conducted by Dr. Anita Soni, FULL TIME CONSULTANT - OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY at Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital

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CONTRACEPTION TODAY - A WOMAN'S CHOICE - 7th MARCH 2010

Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital had organised a talk on Contraception Today - A Woman's Choice

Date : Sunday, 7th March 2010
Time : 11.00 am to 1.00 pm
Venue : Auditorium - Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital, Powai

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NURSING – DEFINING NEW FRONTIERS
NURSING CONCLAVE - 5TH MARCH 2010, MUMBAI

The CII Nursing Conclave was held on 5th March 2010 at Hotel Inter Continental The Lalit, Mumbai, to commemorate the excellent selfless service rendered by the Nurses in India and also to highlight the current problems in nursing

The nursing conclave was conducted for the first time under the aegis of the CII by healthcare sub-committee, Western Region.  The aim is to be able to create awareness that there is a clear and present need for change in the nursing cadre in this country.

The backbone of healthcare worldwide is optimal nursing care.  The nursing profession today has moved by leaps and bounds in India and also the world over.  The dichotomy being that despite rendering excellent selfless service, this cadre does not get its due recognition in our country where the nurse is still subservient to the doctor.  To create a paradigm shift in the prevailing thought process the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) had taken the lead to conduct the Nursing Conclave. 

Because of good career opportunities in their own country, the Indian nurses take up job in other countries where there are good avenues to enhance their career.

Nursing shortage is perceived immediately within the country when hospitals are commissioned in the Middle East and recently in South Africa, less so when they open in the continent of Europe.  There are spates of resignations and the trained talent pool is lost to another. This too should be avoided. The conclave also addressed the issue of other opportunities for nurses to enhance their income like their peers overseas.

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For MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT click on the following link
For NURSING CONCLAVE PROGRAM SCHEDULE details click on the following link
For photographs of the event , click on the following link

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VALENTINE HEALTH CHECK PACKAGES - 8th FEBRUARY to 6th MARCH 2010

Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital had presented VALENTINE HEALTH CHECK PACKAGES from 8th February to 6th March 2010

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Dr. L. H. HIRANANDANI HOSPITAL 6TH ANNIVERSARY - 22ND FEB, 2010

AWARD GIVING CEREMONY - 20TH FEB, 2010

The good performances of the employees of the hospitals - medical, non-medical, nurses and technicians - were recognized and honoured by presenting the selected employees with trophies, certificates and cash awards.
The occasion was graced by the presence of the respected Chairman, Padma Bhushan Dr.L.H Hiranandani, the Chief Managing Trustee Mr. Niranjan Hiranandani, and the Managing Trustee Mr Surendra Hiranandani.
The award giving ceremony was followed by dinner and dance.

The various fulltime consultants were honoured for their long stint with Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital.

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A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION FOR EMPLOYEES WHO COMPLETED 5 YEARS IN THE PRESTIGIOUS ORGANIZATION.

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CAKE CUTTING CEREMONY - 22ND FEB 2010

The cake cutting ceremony was held in the hospital staff dining area to mark the hospital’s 6th birthday.  The cake was cut by the Chairman.  Also present during the cake cutting were Mr Niranjan Hiranandani and the hospital staff.
To mark the occasion, all the employees who have completed 5 years and more in the hospital were honoured with a certificate and a trophy handed over by the Chairman himself.

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DINNER & PARTY - 20TH FEB 2010

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ANNUAL INTRA -DEPARTMENTAL CRICKET TOURNAMENT - 19th FEB, 2010

A cricket match was organized in which the teams were divided into two groups A and B
Two matches were played from each group.

Group A Matches
1) CSSD Vs Nursing - won by Nursing
2) Pathology Vs Admin - won by Admin

Group B Matches
1) IT Dept Vs Engineering - won by IT
2) Frontoffice Vs Marketing+ Pharmacy - won by Front Office

Semi- finals
First semi final was played between Group A winners Nursing and Admin, the match was won by Nursing
The second semi final was played between Group B winners IT and Front Office, the match was won by Front Office

Final
The final was played between the winners of Groups A and B (Nursing and Front Office).  The final was won by the Front Office.

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ANNUAL SPORTS DAY - 14th FEB, 2010

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MAROL EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY

Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital has organized a session for SSC students and their parents on the topic “Last minutes tips in Exam and how to analyze the Exam” on February 9, 2010. Around 230 people attended the session, carried by Dr. Harish Shetty, MD, DPM and Ms. Shalet Fernandes, B.Sc., MA from Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital

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WOMAN BACK HOME IN 14 HRS AFTER KNEE OPERATION

SURGERY GETS THE COMPUTER EDGE

Mumbai: For six years, Chembur resident Devyani Kapadia bore the pain in her right knee before meeting a doctor. Once the 56-year-old did that, not only did her pain vanish after a computer-assisted, joint replacement surgery, but she was back home in 14 hours.
“A month ago, I consulted at Hiranandani Hospital in Powai” says Kapadia. “My surgery was done last Friday in the evening. By Saturday morning, I was walking on my own and so discharged from hospital,” she says, adding that she has been doing physiotherapy at home.
While recent advances have steadily decreased the number of days that a patient has to stay in hospital, Kapadia’s example is a new record of sorts. “Earlier, with huge cuts in knee, patients used to be kept in the hospital with a plaster for three weeks after a joint replacement. Now, with minimally invasive techniques, less tissues are cut to fix a joint, which enables a faster Healing,” says Dr Sanjeev Jain, joint replacement surgeon, who operated on Kapadai.In a computer-assisted surgery, the surgery is literally assisted by a software using infra-red rays. “While the surgeon performs the operation, the computer takes exact measurement and give suggestions as to what the surgeon should do and in which direction. It is thus possible to fit a knee with less than a 10-cm cut,” says Dr Jain.
But Dr Jain adds that the credit for the ‘discharge with in 14 hours’ goes to the patient. “It varies from patient to patient. Many patients are scared that going home so early after the surgery might be harmful. But practically, once the patient is able to move on his/her own, there is no reason to stay in hospital,” he adds.
But Dr Pradeep Bhosale, head of the orthopedic department in KEM Hospital, says a patient should stay in hospital for four days after a knee surgery.” All surgeries carry some risks. Even if the person starts walking the next day, he cannot be allowed to go home.Care has to be taken to ensure that he/she is capable of independent mobility.”

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DOCTOR'S INTERACTIVE SESSION

Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital organized a doctor’s interactive session at hotel Peninsula Grand, Marol.

There was a gathering of around 50 doctors’, who discussed medical cases and exchanged information on some of current social as well as medical issues.

Presence of Dr. Sujit Chatterjee CEO, added an edge to the session and his valuable thoughts sparkled the session.

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VINPAL FUNFAIR 2010

Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital participated in Vinpal Funfair 2010 at St.Vincent Palloti Church, Marol Maroshi Road Andheri.
Around 1000 Health savvy people visited the Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital’s Stall and participated in Lucky Draw Contest.
The Vinpal Funfair 2010 was organized between 23rd Jan 2010 to 26th Jan 2010. The gathering was around 10,000 people.

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SEMINAR ON QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE

IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award Trust and Dr.L H Hiranandani Hospital, Powai organizes a seminar on ‘Quality in Health Care’ on 18th January 2010 from 10 AM to 4PM at the Walchand Hirachand Hall, Indian Merchants’ Chamber, IMC Marg, Churchgate, Mumbai-20.

The main objective of the seminar is to achieve greater awareness among stakeholders such as nursing home owners, managers/trustees of large hospitals and others associated with the Health Care industry on the importance of Quality in Health Care.

The seminar will address various topics that includes:

1. Why Quality in healthcare is important?
The topic would address rising expectation from TPA and Patients. TPA’s thrust on a differentiating factor for empanelment and payment negotiation with the hospital and ever rising patient awareness on quality and choice of hospital.

2. Quality Healthcare a fundamental Right.
a. The topic would highlight patient rights, safety, and listening methods to enhance the customer’s experience during his visit to the hospital
b. The topic would also discuss on the gap which exists today in terms of quality in healthcare.

3. The price of quality
a. Many quality gurus say that there is no cost to quality. However that is true if one embarks on that journey from day one where quality is streamlined into the system. For existing organizations that are desirous of embarking on the journey of quality and accreditation, there will be certain drastic changes required including additional training, introduction of systems and staff, which would add to the cost of operations.
b. The topic would also focus on better outcomes achieved by a healthcare organization if it embarks on the journey of quality by way of better turn around times/shorter ALOS/Higher bed capacity/Less nosocomial infection/cheaper care/right first time/less errors/credibility.

4. The answer
a. ISO 9001 Quality Management System
b. Accreditation
c. Importance of paper writing.

Industry experts including Mr Suresh Lulla from Quimpro, Mrs Geeta Bharadwaj from IMC and others shall share their expertise and knowledge."

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