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Sunset Clinic – bringing healthcare solution after work hours!

If you are a working professional and finding it difficult to manage between your busy office schedule and the need to visit a doctor, either for yourself or your family, we bring you the solution. Wockhardt Hospitals launches Sunset Clinic designed exclusively for those who find it difficult to make it to the doctor’s appointment during working hours.

Keeping the working professionals in mind and the need to keep them healthy, Wockhardt Hospitals extends its timelines through the Sunset Clinic. The clinic will be open between 5pm to 8 pm and is located across the 4 Wockhardt Hospitals centres – Bannerghatta Road, Cunningham Road, Rajajinagar and Nagarbhavi.

Dedicated consultants across the specialties – cardiac care, bone & joint, brain & spine and minimal access surgery along with a few associate specialties ------ will be available for consultation at the Sunset Clinic across the 4 locations. The clinic will also be backed by a set of trained nurses and paramedics to assist the consultants.

Now whether you are a working professional or have difficulty meeting the doctor during the daytime, there is no reason to worry, we make things easier for you with Sunset Clinic. All you have to do is give us a call at 080- 6636666 and get your appointment or just send us a mail to enquiries@wockhardthospitals.net and we shall take care of the rest.

Below is the detailed Sunset Clinic Consultants directory for your reference. Now without intervening in your working hours, we will still ensure you a healthy and active living

Evening Clinic Doctors at Banner Ghat A Road,Bangalore

Cunningham Road ,Bangalore Doctors OPD Schedule

Wockhardt Hospitals Doctor List at Cunning Ham Road Hospital,Bangalore

For consultation or appointment,please email enquiries@wockhardthospitals.net

10 Wockhardt Hospitals now a Part of Fortis Healthcare Network

Fortis Healthcare acquisition of Wockhardt Hospitals will add 1,902 beds to the second largest Hospital Chain of the country , taking its capacity to 5,180 across 38 hospitals, and expands its presence in western, southern and eastern India.

"This acquisition allows Fortis Healthcare to have a national presence ... it significantly strengthens and enlarges the critical infrastructure and our understanding of patients along the country," Malvinder Singh, the chairman of Fortis Healthcare, said at a press briefing.

Meanwhile earlier is the day Wockhardt Hospitals, India’s leading Super Speciality Hospitals Group, today announced the signing of an agreement to divest 8 hospitals including 4 super speciality hospitals, 3 satellite hospitals and 1 medical institute, in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata to Fortis for Rs. 909 crore. The agreement also includes 1 hospital still under construction in Kolkata and 1 in Peenya in Bangalore

The deal between Fortis and Wockhardt is seen as the biggest Healthcare acquisition in the country and is set to be completed in December, includes 8 operational hospitals in Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata, and two that are under construction, along with 2,700 total staff, Vishal Bali, chief executive of Wockhardt Hospitals said.

Wockhardt Hospitals in Bannerghatta, Bengalore and Mulund ,Mumbai has a JCI accreditation. For the past 3 years in a row, Wockhardt Hospitals have won accolades at the Asian Hospital Management Awards in the Patient Safety / Quality Medical Care Projects category. Wockhardt Hospitals has now become a treatment destination for patients from the US, UK and other European countries besides South Asia, South East Asia, Middle East and Africa.

JCI accreditions jumps by 1000 % in the last 5 Years

According to "Josep Woodman" well known medical tourism expert who has recently written a book on Medical Tourism" called "patient beyond borders" JCI (Joint Commission International ) accredited public and private hospitals around the world has increased by nearly 1,000 percent. Up from a mere 27 hospitals and health care organizations with that accreditation in 2004 to 250 Healthcare Institutions in 2009 . As of now over 250 such entities in 36 countries have now been accredited by the JCI. This extremely high standard of “American accreditation” now instills a new level of confidence in US citizens seeking affordable health care alternatives abroad.

In an interview to travel talk radio, Woodman emphasized that Medical travel has come as a viable alternative for Americans amidst the spiralling healthcare cost.

Explaining how medical tourism has now evolved into a trend,Woodman claims that these are the same accreditation agencies that accredit the best hospitals in this country: Harvard, JohnsHopkins, Mayo Clinic, Duke Medical Center. This has now allowed other hospitals to participate, as long as they can show that they are up to exactly the same standards that are demanded over at an American hospital. So, that gives Americans a huge amount of comfort that these hospitals have got kind of a Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval for their hospitals as well, whether it’s in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, or Singapore, or Bangkok or India

International Medical Travelers Guide to Traveling Overseas for Treatements

If you are traveling abroad for medical reasons for the first time, here are certain pointers to overcome Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT).

Precautions to avoid DVT

• Take short walks down the aisle on the plane.

• Exercise the muscles of your lower legs, which act as a pump for the blood in the veins.

• Wear loose fitting clothes.

• Drink enough water.Avoid alcohol & other caffeinated drinks.

• Avoid sleeping pills

• Wear graduated compression stockings if you have other risk factors for DVT

• If you have a history of DVT you may need heparin injections.

• Seek urgent medical advice if you develop swelling or pain in your calf/thigh or encounter breathing problems

You are more likely to have DVT if you have...

• A blood clot in a vein before

• A family history of blood clots in veins

• You have an inherited condition that makes your blood more likely to clot ( thrombophilia)

• You have blood diseases

• You have cancer, or have had cancer treatment

• You have circulation problems or heart failure

• You had recent surgery or an injury, especially to your hips or knees

General Tips and Instructions for Medical Travelers

• Verify your overseas travel fitness with your doctor based on your current medical condition.

• When you decide to continue your treatment abroad, keep your local doctor informed to ensure you continue your follow up treatment without a hitch.

• While selecting the international hospital that's right for your needs, you should consider the hospital's accreditation, awards and recognitions, infrastructure and equipment etc.

• Study the credentials and experience of the doctor who will treat you thoroughly

• Educate yourself on the procedure and compare your expectations with what's achievable by the surgery. Also be clear about follow-up care needed, time required for recovery, physical therapy etc.

• You should understand that in most cases the final decisions on your treatment will be made only after the doctor meets you and examines you in person. It is possible that your doctor, upon examining you, may decide that you are not fit for surgery, or may recommend a course of treatment different from what you had planned.

• You must ensure that you always carry the necessary documents with you, in person. It is recommended that you carry copies of these documents, while storing the originals in a safe place.

• Records like X-Rays, MRI's, health histories, photographs, immunization records, prescriptions and any other health records relevant to the surgery. Remember to carry all these medical reports and any medicines in your carry-on luggage.

• Passport and visa: You will need a passport for yourself and your travel companion (if any). Depending upon the country you are traveling from, you may or may not need a visa.

• Credit cards, debit cards and travelers checks: Bring some local currency, travelers checks and one or two major credit cards and debit cards.

• Carry your driver's license and make sure it will remain valid while you're traveling.

Our Cardiac Medical Breakthroughs

The Four Prong Strategy:

Nobody wanted to treat a 12 year old girl with a Congenital Cardiac defect of criss-crossed ventricles and arteries. Medication could do little if not much and a temporary fix of the valves would only buy time. The team at Wockhardt Hospitals wanted more for the girl and thus took on the challenge to give her back the normal life of a 12 year old. It took a whole year of tests and scans and 4 high risks surgeries to re-arrange the girl's heart. The girl has completely recovered and has gone back to her life of a normal 12 year old.

The Radio Maze Therapy:

Heart Specialists at Wockhardt Hospitals have found an extremely advantageous surgical procedure which will offer a permanent solution during Atrial Fibrillation - an abnormal fast beating of the heart caused by disturbed electrical discharges. The surgery uses the technique of Irrigated Radio Frequency Modified MAZE Procedure, which is performed to treat Atrial Fibrillation along with an Open heart surgery for valve replacement.

Wake Up to a New World:

A 78 year old patient walked into Wockhardt Hospitals with chest pain. An emergency angiogram indicated the urgent need for a bypass. The problem? He was a smoker and affected lungs meant that he could not tolerate general anesthesia. Plus there were other complications like diabetes and renal problems which eliminated the heart lung machines. In most other hospitals, this would have been the end of the story. But the Wockhardt Cardiac Team came up with a medical plan to perform a Minimally Invasive Coronary bypass without general anesthesia or a ventilator support, using the technique called high Epidural Analgesia. The operation lasted 45 minutes and was a success - and the patient was awake all through.

Brains Behind The Heart

A 22 year old was brought to Wockhardt Hospitals with a rare condition. He had a cancerous tumour in his heart - a condition that is normally found in the brain. In fact, it's so rare that there isn't even enough medical literature about it. But that didn't stop Wockhardt Hospitals Cardiac Team. In an epic surgery that lasted longer than 6 hours, the tumor was successfully removed and a large part of the heart was literally rebuilt.

The 900gm Miracle:

Most hospitals wouldn't operate on a baby, who was just four months old and weighed a mere 900 grams - just about the size of a palm. The baby's heart was one-inch-long and had a one - centimeter fungal mass in the right chamber, which had infected his blood.

An open heart surgery was his only chance of survival, but was risky, considering his loss of weight. Understandably it was a risk that most hospitals were unwilling to take. They wanted to wait till the baby gained more weight, which meant they needed more time - and time was something that was not available.

But the team at Wockhardt had belief - belief in their skills and a strong one that they would be able to save the baby's life. The six hour surgery was a success and the baby - the 900 gram miracle, was reborn.