Good news for heart patients
With an aim to provide the best cardiac care facilities to people from all walks of life, a specialised heart hospital under the Heart Foundation is going to start its journey in Chattogram by September.
Under the supervision of Principal Secretary Ahmad Kaikaus, Chattogram District Administration has fixed a temporary building of Public Works Division in the city to start the heart foundation's journey formally.
A coordination meeting in this regard was held recently at Chattogram Circuit House where top officials of Chattogram divisional and district administration offices and senior doctors were present.
We are working to make a full-fledged heart hospital in Chattogram so that people can receive treatment at a lower cost here without going to the capital.
From the meeting, a 10-member committee of Chattogram Heart Foundation was formed headed by Kaikaus.
Dr Prabir Kumar Das of the cardiology department at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) is the secretary general of the committee.
Mohammad Mizanur Rahaman, additional divisional commissioner of Chattogram, said "Primarily, a place has been selected to provide outdoor service for patients. We are working to make a full-fledged heart hospital in Chattogram so that people can receive treatment at a lower cost here without going to the capital."
At present, heart patients are receiving treatment from the Cardiology department of CMCH. Apart from that, there are several private hospitals, which have cardiac treatment and operative facilities and other options for heart patients.
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