Wockhardt Hospital launches Digestive Disease Centre

EHM News Bureau - Mumbai

Surgery being performed at Wockhardt Digestive Centre

Wockhardt Hospitals recently launched a Digestive Disease Centre at Mumbai. The vision of this centre is to ensure complete and comprehensive quality care to patients of all age groups suffering from digestive system disorders. The uniqueness of this digestive disease centre is its team of gastroenterologists, endoscopists, gastrointestinal surgeons and interventional radiologists who have special expertise in treating digestive diseases.

Wockhardt Digestive Disease Centre is backed by state-of-the art diagnostic and Therapeutic endoscopist unit equipped with videoscopes, latest surgical techniques, interventional radiology and patient centric post-operative care.

Dr Lloyd Nazreth, general manager and Suhas Aradhye, head-marketing, Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai were part of the inauguration, along with team of doctors of Wockhardt Digestive Disease Centre. The team of consultants who graced the occasion of the launch of this unique centre comprised of well-known gastroenterologists, interventional endoscopists and gastrointestinal surgeons. Also 120 doctors from all over Mumbai were present for the launch.

Inspite of digestive system disorders like peptic ulcers, dyspepsia, hepatitis, gallstones, piles, rising; there are very few centers dedicated for comprehensive treatment of digestive system disorders in Western India. In order to meet this genuine requirement of society, Wockhardt Minimal Access Surgery Hospital has taken the initiative to establish a Digestive Disease Centre to offer comprehensive treatment of all digestive diseases under one roof.

The Wockhardt Digestive Disease Centre offers a wide range of answers to digestive disorders like Esophageal Disorders, Gastric ulcers, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Liver and Pancreatic diseases. This Digestive Disease Centre promises to deliver holistic approach of treatment, and thereby raise healthcare standards to a new level. It has speciality back up of 222 patient beds, state-of-the art endoscopic unit, specially designed and well equipped operating theatres with Laminar Flow, 36 bed ICCU and SICU, radiology and interventional radiology set up, lab medicine and a 24 hour Blood Bank.