Bhubaneswar: In a pioneering feat for healthcare in Odisha, the Department of Clinical Hematology at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here has achieved a milestone by successfully performing a Haploidentical Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) on a female patient diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Dr Priyanka Samal, professor and head of…
Bhubaneswar: A 42-year-old male suffering from acute pyelonephritis, a severe bacterial infection leading to kidney inflammation and septic shock, has been successfully treated at the Phulnakhara campus of the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital. The patient was admitted on April 3 with symptoms including fever, breathlessness, and altered sensorium. Under the expert care…
Berhampur: The Sitalapalli campus of SUM Hospital recently conducted a Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme to underscore the importance of effective hospital infection control (HIC) practices. These practices, crucial for preventing infections in hospitals, encompass measures such as hand hygiene, proper utilisation of personal protective equipment, biomedical waste management, isolation precautions, and equipment sterilization. Dr…
Bhubaneswar: Surgeons at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital’s Phulnakhara campus successfully extracted a 1.5kg tumour from a pregnant woman. Led by Dr Smrutishree Sahu, the surgical team ensured the safety of both the mother and the baby during delivery. The team performed a cesarean section to deliver a healthy baby boy while…
Berhampur: In a significant milestone for healthcare in South Odisha, chief minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the new campus of SUM Hospital, a major initiative by Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA), at Sitalapalli. The newly inaugurated campus at Sitalapalli will initially house 200 beds, with plans to expand to 500 beds in the future. The hospital aims…
Bhubaneswar: As part of its CSR initiative, Punjab National Bank (PNB) has donated a multipurpose ventilator and six motorized ICU beds to theInstitute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here on Tuesday. Atul Kumar Goel, PNB’s managing director and chief executive officer,handed over the ventilator and beds to Prof (Dr) Manojranjan Nayak, founderpresident of Siksha…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the second campus Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital at Phulnakhara on Sunday. “The new hospital will have the objective to become a milestone in the state’s healthcare ecosystem,” SOA vice-chancellor Prof Pradipta Kumar Nanda said. The new teaching hospital, which will have 750 beds to begin…
Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police inaugurated Kalinga Nagar police aid post near SOA’s campus-2 here on Tuesday. Twin-city police commissioner Soumendra Priyadarshi inaugurated the outpost, with additional commissioner Brijesh Kumar Rai, Bhubaneswar DCP Prateek Singh and SOA’s founder-president Prof (Dr) Manoranjan Nayak also present. This area is frequented by many patients because of the presence of SUM…
Bhubaneswar: The World Pharmacists Day was celebrated at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, here on September 25. Sunita Rani Patra, registrar-cum-secretary of the Odisha Pharmacy Council said, “India is known as the world’s pharmacy as 50 per cent of the drugs manufactured in the country are exported.” “The Indian pharma industry is…
Bhubaneswar: IMS and SUM Hospital is the first medical college in the country to adopt fully automated robotic surgery for total knee replacement, and in the last six weeks it has done more than 40 such surgeries. Speaking at a programme marking the formal launch of the device here, Prof (Dr) Aniruddh Dash, head of…
