Collaborates with Rotary Club of Mumbai Queen’s Necklace to set up comprehensive facility
Somaiya Hospital, Sion has reportedly replaced its existing blood bank with full-fledged infrastructure and state-of-the-art technology. Rotary Club of Mumbai Queen’s Necklace has come forward with financial assistance for the endeavour with an aim to address the poor and needy patients. The revamped blood bank was inaugurated by Lata Subraidu, first lady Governor of District 3140 and
Dr Sendurai Mani, Co Director at the Metastasis Research Centre, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
With a capacity of 550 beds, Somaiya Hospital’s blood bank would be among the biggest such facilities and includes an enhanced blood storage room to ensure safe storage of blood through plasma freezers, incubators and agitators. An initiative to develop a quality control room and component preparation room has also been incorporated in this project.
Speaking on the occasion, Samir Somaiya, Chairman of KJ Somaiya Medical Trust said that the city of Mumbai is woefully short in infrastructure related to blood management and this shortage is impacting the overall standards of medical care.
Samir Somaiya aslo said, “Our dream is to ensure a centre where the best treatment, best education and best access to care are provided. We are in the process of building a vision to take a step forward in the pursuit of this dream. This facility will ensure the prominent arrival of a blood bank that is among the best. The Somaiya Trust has always tried to make hospital care available to all, irrespective of their financial condition or any other socio-cultural parameters.”
Dean of KJ Somaiya Medical College and Research Centre, Geeta Niyogi said, ”The state-of-art blood bank will cater highly to the locals in the north eastern suburbs and central Mumbai. Also, with the Asian Institute of Oncology existent in our hospital the blood bank would ensure further essential assistance.”
Speaking about joining hands with Somaiya Hospital, Sanjiv Mehta, President of Rotary Club of Mumbai Queen’s Necklace said, “We are happy that we could contribute towards making this a reality. We humbly believe that enhancing quality of healthcare for the underserved is a responsibility that should be shared by everyone in Mumbai.”
EH News Bureau