Swagat Hospital Conducted Press Club Clinic

Guwahati: The city based journalists were maintaining comparatively good health and only few had complications, said Dr Amit Saha of Swagat hospital after conducting the weekly evening clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 1 October last. Over 35 scribes along with their close relatives participated in the ‘Evening with a Doctor’ program which started at 5 pm and continued till 7.30 pm.

Dr Saha was assisted by health workers namely Dhanada Thakuria, Sewali Boro, Chandan Borgohain and Mrinal Thakuria from the same hospital in conducting the health camp, where the participants received free healthcare consultation and also got their weight, blood pressure and sugar checked.

It may be mentioned that the evening OPD on every Saturday at press club premises was started on 20 August 2016 with the presence of Dr Kashyap Kr Das (Department of Medicine, Dispur Hospitals) along with few health workers.

Assam’s well known Dispur Hospitals Pvt Ltd under the leadership of Dr Jayanta Bardoloi took the initiative to raise a doctor’s chamber at the press club premises.

Later the evening free healthcare programs were graced by Dr Swapnaav Barthakur (Medicine) and Dr Ruma Dutta (O& G) from Down Town Hospitals, Dr Nitin Gupta (Urology), Dr Juri Talukdar (General Practitioner) and Dr Debanga Borah (Cardiology) from Wintrobe Hospital, Dr Rajib Das (Cardiology) and Dr Bikash Rai Das from GNRC Group of hospitals and Dr Nazmul Haque (Medicine) from Narayana Super-Specialty Hospitals.

The next Saturday evening OPD has been canceled due to Durga Puja. Meanwhile, many hospitals including Sun Valley Diabetic Centre, Nemcare Hospital, Apollo Chennai Hospital, Gauhati Medical College have shown their interest in attending the weekly program.