Bangalore, Nov 28, 2008: Hyderabad-based Indian pharmaceutical company, MedPlus has tied up with India’s Wockhardt Hospitals. In this initiative, Wockhardt Hospitals will address cardiac care needs at two levels -- preventive care and comprehensive non-invasive treatment services. 

 

The partnership is a part of the initiative MedPlus is establishing special “Cardiac Zones” across MedPlus Clinics in Andhra Pradesh, India where cardiac specialists from Wockhardt Hospitals will be stationed to offer consultancy services for early diagnosis as well as for post-operative cardiac care. 

 

At the preventive care level, MedPlus and Wockhardt Hospitals will reach out to communities across tier-II and tier-III towns through “Mobile Cardiac Care Screening Units”. At these units dieticians and cardiac specialists will provide counseling and diagnosis of heart ailments. The screening units will contain an ECG machine and a 2D ECHO system, enabling the cardiologist to evaluate the risk profiles on a real time basis.

 

“The inception of the idea has been derived from the fact that one-third of all deaths in the community are caused by heart attack.This approach will help us detect cardiac ailment at the initial stages and deliver a holistic preventive healthcare model,” Sudhaker Jadhav, Head Operations (Hyderabad), Wockhardt Hospitals.

 

“MedPlus has the advantage of being able to scale up quickly as is apparent through our growth across seven states with nearly 600 outlets in less than three years. This makes it possible for us to extend this model to other geographies. Our association with Wockhardt Hospitals will bring the required convenience, quality and affordability in the area of cardiac care,” said Dr Gangadi, CEO and Founder, MedPlus.