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Ayursundra doctors conduct OPD clinic at press club

Ayursundra Superspecialty Hospital conducted the weekly evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on Saturday (1 April 2017) for the benefit of its members and their dependants. Dr Prerit Sarma (Emergency Medicine) and Dr Ayona Barthakur (O&G) checked the health status of over 35 participants and offered necessary consultations. Besides health related free consultations, the participants also got the facility of weight, blood sugar, pressure examinations in the brief camp. The camp was assisted by Satyabrat Baruah (public relation officer), Bijoy Sankar Nath (marketing), Manab Kr Kalita & Jayanta Kalita (pharmacist) and Bandita Kalita (nurse) from the newly launched healthcare institution.

It may be mentioned that the press club launched the unique healthcare program titled 'Evening with a Doctor' with initial supports from Dr Jayanta Bardoloi, Managing Director of Dispur Hospitals in last August. The city based hospital also conducted the first evening clinic in the press club premises.

Till date a number of practicing doctors from Medanta-the Medicity Hospital, Apollo Chennai Hospital, GNRC Group of Hospitals, Down Town Hospitals, Narayana Super-Specialty Hospitals, Swagat Super-Surgical Institute, Sankaradeva Nethralaya Guwahati, Wintrobe Hospital, Barthakur Clinic, Nemcare Hospital, Rahman Hospitals, Sun Valley Hospital, Sight First eye-clinic, Government Ayurvedic College, Institute of Dental Science & Research Center etc attended the camps.

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