Dear Shareholders,
The greatest event that has taken place in the history of Kovai Medical Center and
Hospital since its inception is the inauguration of the new Medical College in Coimbatore.
KMCH Institute of Health Sciences and Research is the fifth Medical College in this
region. The college started with an intake of 150 MBBS students with affiliation to The
Tamilnadu Dr.MGR Medical University. The Medical College was inaugurated by Dr.R.V.Ramani,
Member and Board of Governors, Medical Council of India. This has been my dream to set up
a world class educational and research institution in Coimbatore to ensure the quality of
medical education which would match with the best centers across the globe.
The Department of Radiotherapy have added the state-of-the-art variant True-beam Linear
Accelerator with Asia's first hyper arc system thus allowing them to treat double the
number of patients and further enabling them to perform extremely complex stereotactic
radio surgeries and body treatments for the first time in this region. The equipment was
inaugurated by Dr.Shantha, Past Director of Adyar Cancer Institute, Chennai. The
Comprehensive Cancer Center has been a pioneer in providing quality cancer care in this
region.
KMCH Intensive Care Unit conducted the ICU update 2020 proving once again its
leadership in Intensive Care. It is also the only Intensive Care Unit in South India,
which has been recognized for the Fellowship Program. Dr.Mathew Cherian was selected for
the prestigious oration of the Critical Care Society, which was held recently in the city
of Hyderabad all of which goes on to confirm the recognition of this department at the
national level. The Department of Radiology added another feather in its cap, when they
were selected by the
National Board, New Delhi to start the country's first Post-doctoral Program in
Interventional Radiology.
The Department of Cardiology continues to be a regional leader and Dr. Lawrence Jesuraj
conducted the Fourth Edition of the Covai Heart Rhythm Summit purely to focus on managing
patients with advanced heart failure and its management by implanting CRT (Cardiac
Resynchronization Device). Dr. Lazio Geller, Professor of Cardiology at Semmelweis
University, Budapest, Hungary was part of this meeting and workshop and gave his valuable
insight into management of heart failure.
KMCH conducted the Third International Conference on Endocrinology. The Department of
Endocrinology is a forerunner in world class services in their speciality, where not only
do they provide quality care, but also conduct a comprehensive research in diabetes and
the department has published several landmark international papers. Working along with the
Rotary Club of Coimbatore Central, KMCH has joined hands to support poor underprivileged
children with insulin-dependent diabetes for a project named Project Kathir, a Ray of
Hope. Several children have benefited from this project, which will support lifesaving
insulin treatment, consumables and insulin pumps.
Further to the several successes in renal transplant this year, two success stories one
was the story of the first successful transplant in the world in a patient with deadly
bleeding disorder (Haemophilia). The team consisting of Dr. Mangal Kumar, Nephrologist,
Dr. Rama Prabhahari, Haematologist and the surgical team ensured that this patient would
safely undergo the surgery without significant blood loss.
Secondly, by a technique called kidney sharing, three donors simultaneously donated to
three recipients, kidneys were shared not to their own relatives, but to another patient
whose immune factors matched. Thus, three related donors and three recipients were
simultaneously operated where the three donors' kidneys were shared among the three
relatives in a way that the best match was given to each patient. This is again one of the
first feat to be performed in the country considering the complexity of simultaneously
operating on six patients, all the patients are doing well. This goes to say without doubt
that not only is KMCH, the leader in steroid-free transplant, but also has leadership,
talent and infrastructure to handle extreme complex surgical situations successfully.
Department of Radiation Oncology organised a National Young Radiation Oncology
Conference, YROC 2020. With radiotherapy treatment becoming an indispensable tool in our
fight against cancer, the theme for this national meeting was to prepare the next
generation of budding radiation oncologists for the inevitable technological advancements
for the decade ahead. The Conference saw active and enthusiastic participation from
leading medical professionals and delegates from all over India with over 150 attendees.
Many international and national faculties contributed to knowledge sharing in this
conference.
The Hospital continues to receive several awards, all of which goes on to say KMCH not
only takes care of patients to be best of its abilities, but also is a role model in the
industry. Notable among the many awards won by KMCH is the "Best Multi Specialty
Hospital in South India 2020 from "The Economic Times".
Success at KMCH has always been about teamwork. I wish to place my gratitude and
appreciation for all the hard work my team members have put in to achieve this level of
service to all. I seek their continued support and together we can deliver value to all
the stakeholders patients, shareholders and the community we serve.
2020-21 will be a tough year due to COVID-19 Pandemic. We hope that we will make it as
we participate jointly in the fight against Coronavirus along with others in this
difficult situation.