Wockhardt Hospital to connect India at 17th Singapore LIVE 2008 conference
Bangalore, March 7, 2008: Wockhardt Hospitals, India's leading super-speciality hospital group, be the only hospital from India to present & discuss 4 rare cases of Interventional Vascular Endotherapy, live via satellite transmission, during the 17th Singapore LIVE 2008 conference which is being held at Singapore. The Singapore Live conference is an annual conference of Interventional Cardiologists and other super specialists performing Interventional procedures and is considered as Asia's premier interventional meeting as it showcases enriching courses and provides the best opportunities to interact with and learn from a galaxy of experts.
Wockhardt Hospitals, has been in the forefront of innovative cardiac care for the last 18 years, and has earned the reputation of being a national leader, is now showcasing its skills abroad through this live workshop to Singapore. Wockhardt is the only hospital in India which has been selected for transmitting 4 live cases on Interventions. Dr. V. Subash Chandra and Dr. P. Ranganath Nayak, Senior Interventional Cardiologists, Wockhardt Hospitals, Bangalore will perform and coordinate the procedure live from the group's Bannerghata Road Hospital. Doctors at Wockhardt will perform the procedures at Bangalore which will be relayed live for discussion to more than 200 specialists gathered at Singapore for this conference.
"Over the last 18 yrs we have innovated constantly to bring the latest advances in cardiac care to patients in India. By being nominated to present these cases at Singapore LIVE our Cardiologists are showcasing India's skills to their colleagues across the globe. We are honoured by this recognition and be featured amongst the top Centers of Cardiology in the World." said Mr. Vishal Bali, CEO, Wockhardt Hospitals Group.
Singapore LIVE showcases the latest devices and innovative techniques in both interventional cardiology and peripheral vascular interventions. Exciting new developments in drug eluting stents technology will be featured at this meeting. Functional and anatomic assessment of lesions, valvular and congenital heart interventions will be highlighted during Singapore LIVE. The Singapore LIVE Course has always sought to innovate and renew itself in format and content. It also gives good opportunity for the budding Asian Interventionalists to showcase their talent and research work for The Poster Abstracts and Best of Young Interventionalists Awards.
About Wockhardt Hospitals: Wockhardt Hospitals Group has a pan India presence of 12 super speciality hospitals. It runs Heart Care in Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Rajkot and Surat. It also runs a super specialty kidney hospital in Kolkata. The group hospital in Mumbai is the first super specialty hospital in South - Asia to receive the JCI accreditation for quality focused healthcare organizations. Wockhardt hospitals new generation super specialty hospital on Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore provides super speciality care in Cardiology / Cardiac Surgery, Orthopedics, Neurology / Neurosurgery, Minimal Access Surgery and Women's health. Wockhardt Hospitals is a treatment destination for patients from UK, US and other European Countries besides South Asia, South East Asia, Middle East and Africa. Wockhardt Hospitals is the first hospital group in South Asia to be recognized by the American Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in its worldwide network of participating hospitals and has recently been empanelled by CIGNA.
