Bhubaneswar: In a first in Odisha’s medical history, multiple organs were retrieved from a brain dead patient at the SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) here on Saturday. The organs were rushed to three different cities for transplantation providing a new lease of life to four critical patients. In an exceptional achievement, multiple organs including two kidneys,…
Bhubaneswar: Surgeons at SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) here have successfully conducted a challenging surgery on a 73-year-old woman suffering from a rare condition after she was turned away by other healthcare facilities who described the case as inoperable. Ambika Patra, with a 15-year-old history of a swelling on her neck and suffering from sudden onset…
Bhubaneswar: Medical professionals including nurses, paramedics and laboratory technicians from different hospitals across Odisha attended a day-long conclave on ‘Infection Prevention and Control’ held at the SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) here on Saturday. The event, conducted by the hospital in collaboration with Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP), included theoretical lectures as well as practical sessions. Dr…
Bhubaneswar: SUM Ultimate Medicare celebrated the International Nurses’ Day on Friday. The nurses who were present at the event took the ‘Florence Nightingale Pledge’ holding candles. The CEO of SUMUM, Dr Swetapadma Dash, chief of Medical Services (CMS), Dr (Brig) Biraj Mohan Mishra, chief of Nursing Services, N Ayesha were present at the event. Adressing…
Bhubaneswar: A two-day workshop on mechanical ventilation held at SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) held here recently was attended by 73 clinicians and intensivists from across the country. The workshop gave the participants the opportunity for one-to-one interaction with the faculties while offering them simulation based learning, Dr Banambar Ray, SUMUM’s head, Department of Critical Care…
Bhubaneswar: Surgeons at Sum Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) here successfully removed a chicken bone that was stuck in a person’s food pipe for seven days, hospital sources said. Dr. Satyaprakash Ray Choudhury, consultant, surgical gastroenterology, who led the surgical team, said it was a very unique and challenging procedure for the team as the bone was…
Bhubaneswar: Doctors at SUM Ultimate Medicare here battled for 57 days to successfully turn around a 79-year-old man down with severe pneumonia. Nikunja Kishore Das was admitted on September 23 with fever, shortness of breath and bilateral pneumonia. The patient was immediately admitted to the ICU and put on non-invasive ventilation. As he already had…
Bhubaneswar: There is a misconception in the public mind that snoring is a sign of good sleep. But few realise that snoring is only one aspect of sleep disorders which also has a public safety aspect. People with disturbed sleep tend to fall asleep during daytime and look lethargic. Sleep deprivation can lead to a…
Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University has received ‘Sakaratmak Ratna Award’ for creating positivity in the society and making significant contribution to the process of nation building. Similarly, SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM), which has played a leading role in the field of healthcare in Odisha, has been awarded the ‘Sakaratmak Netrutwa Award’….
Bhubaneswar: Surgeons at SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) have successfully removed a huge tumour from the abdomen of a newborn girl, hospital sources said on Thursday. “The parents of the baby consulted the doctors after they noticed a swelling in the baby’s abdomen. The baby weighing 2.5 kg during birth also faced difficulty during feeding on…
