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KMC laboratory inaugurated

Staff Correspondent

National Accreditation Board for Laboratory certification sought

NEW LOOK: President of MAHE T. Ramdas Pai inaugurating the renovated central laboratory of KMC Hospitals in Mangalore on Thursday.

MANGALORE: Well-equipped laboratories are a mandatory requirement at any modern hospital, said president of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Ramdas Pai on Thursday.

Accreditation sought

Inaugurating the renovated central laboratory of Kasturba Medical College Hospitals (KMCH) at its Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Circle facility here on Thursday, Dr. Pai said the renovated laboratory would meet the requirements of KMC hospitals in the city. Efforts were on to obtain the accreditation of the National Accreditation Board for Laboratory for it, he added. Dr. Pai said that with medical tourism on the rise in country, especially in this part of the State, the KMC hospitals were constantly working towards raising their standards to meet international norms. He lauded Chief Operating Officer (COO) of KMCH Sunil Deshpande and his team here for ensuring that the renovation work on the laboratory and other facilities was completed within the scheduled time and cost.

Pro-Chancellor, MAHE H.S. Ballal said the inauguration of the state-of-the-art laboratory had fulfilled a long-standing need for an institution of its kind in the city.

C.V. KMCH Dean Raghuveer welcomed the gathering. COO of KMC Hospitals, Manipal D.P. Saraswath was present on the occasion.

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