Chennai: In a bid to increase awareness on liver problems, GEM Hospital has inaugurated a 24 hours liver helpline and is conducting a liver camp on its premises, Perungudi till 28 July.
According to a press release, the camp was inaugurated by actor Sarath Kumar recently. “Our Hospital focuses mainly on the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases (including GI cancers, liver transplantation and obesity) and laparoscopic surgeries. The free liver care camp which will benefit numerous people in the city,” said hospital chairman, Dr C Palanivelu.
“The facility will help educate people about the importance of a healthy liver. Fibroscan to measure fibrosis (scarring) and steatosis (fatty change) consultation is done at free of cost,” said GEM Hospital CEO, Dr S Asokan.
“People can either drop in or call our help desk through the toll-free number 9500200600 for any kind of emergency situations. A free Fitbit band will be provided for all liver patients for effective treatment control,” said hospital director, Dr P Senthilnathan.