Chennai: Public Health Centre (PHC), West Mambalam, celebrated its 26th annual MC Subramanyam (MCS) Memorial Day 3 May in its premises.
A press release said, centre medical director, Dr MK Srinivasan, presided over the event and Manna group of companies, chairman, ISAK Nazar, was the chief guest. Dr Srinivasan in his address, recalled the days when the centre was functioning in a single room and how it later developed into a huge hospital by MCS, with the support of leaders like former State Chief Minister Kamarajar and former Finance Minister of India T T Krishnamachari.
MCS led a principled life with the single aim of providing quality medical assistance at nominal cost to people of the area.
The chief guest ISAK Nazar briefed about the five year plans of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and compared that with MCS’ role in developing the area with medical assistance to all sections.
KS Ramamurthy, one of the founding members who closely associated with MCS, also spoke on the occasion. Earlier, centre’s Subramanian and Vasudevan highlighted the growth of the hospital over the years and paid respects to the founder. The event also saw distribution of mementos to medical practitioners and certificates to nursing and staff members.