KAUVERY HOSPITAL LAUNCHES CHENNAI’S FIRST MEMORY CLINIC
- Inaugurated by Mr. Gobinath, one of Chennai’s renowned TV anchors, the memory clinic will provide assessment and diagnosis of dementia;
- The Clinic will also offer ongoing support and information to people with memory problems and their caregivers
Chennai, 10th
October 2019: Kauvery Hospital successfully launches its first memory
clinic in Chennai. The services offered at the memory
clinic are specialist memory services that can be undertaken by people of any
age who are experiencing memory difficulties, which includes early onset
dementia.
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(L to R) Dr. Sujatha Velmurugan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr.
Bhuvaneshwari Rajendran, Consultant Neurophysiology and Neurosciences, Mr.
Mahesh, Medical Admin, Mr. Gobinath Chandran, Dr. Prithika Chary, Senior
Consultant Neurologist & Neurosurgeon, Dr. Yamini Kannappan, Consultant
Psychiatrist, Dr. Sivarajan Thandeswaran, Senior Consultant, Stroke and
Neurovascular Medicine
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Speaking about
the services, Dr Prithika Chary,Senior Consultant Neurologist &
Neurosurgeon, Kauvery Hospital said, “The
memory services at the clinic will include a comprehensive assessment of an
individual’s memory that ensures a diagnosis is given as soon as possible, if
dementia is identified as an issue. Once the diagnosis is given, the services
will support individuals in coming to terms with their diagnosis and useful
strategies and treatments will be provided that will help people in minimising
their memory difficulties.”
The inaugural
event witnessed discussions and briefings by neurologists and psychiatrists of
Kauvery hospital on various types of dementia, depression, memory and
psychiatric disturbances. The doctors also spoke on the common symptoms and how
these services and support will be required by people who have difficulty in
remembering and doing their day-to-activities as these difficulties might result
in frustration, anger, high levels of stress and a feeling of isolation.
Speaking at the
event as a chief guest, Mr. Gobinath Chandran
of Neeya Naana fame said, “I congratulate and thank Kauvery Hospital, for the launch of the
first memory clinic in Chennai. These services will be of great boon and
benefit to people with dementia and Alzheimer’s and their caregivers. Through
this launch, we hope they feel a sense of comfort and support as they cope with
their memory loss”.
The memory clinic
will operate between 3 pm and 5 pm under the guidance of Ms Tinu, Psychologist.
Additionally, a support group meeting with activities and memory screening for
Dementia patients and caregivers will be held on the second Wednesday of every
month between 2-5 PM at Kauvery Hospital.
About Kauvery
Hospital:
Kauvery Hospitals is ‘A new Age Family Hospital’ with Multi
Specialty Clinical Expertise and a pioneer in the ‘HealthCare Provider’
industry, making healthcare affordable. Kauvery is one of the few corporate
hospital chains to successfully integrate operations into Tier 1 cities after
launching into Tier 2 cities. It is also one of the few hospitals founded by
Medical experts and managed by business professionals with a keen focus on
delivering personalized and specialized health care with warmth.
Kauvery
Hospitals is currently a 1200 bed hospital group with presence in Chennai,
Trichy, Hosur and Salem in addition to planned entry in new markets. Apart from
having diverse Multispecialty tertiary care expertise, Kauvery Hospitals house
one of three ‘Cardiac Centers of Excellence in South India’ and the only one in
Tiruchirappalli (Trichy).
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