The state-of-the-art MRI Centre was inaugurated by Lieutenant General Karanbir Singh Brar, General Officer Commanding of the Dakshin Bharat Area, at the Military Hospital in Chennai, giving a major fillip to health care services meant for the Armed Forces personnel and their families. This high-precision diagnostic facility will further strengthen the medical support available to the military fraternity, including veterans and dependants.
Among those who attended the opening ceremony as guests of honor were senior military officers, medial staff, as well as a host of other community members from the Armed Forces. Therefore, a new chapter had been ushered in concerning health care in the military. Equipped with the latest in magnetic resonance imaging in the MRI Centre, the hospital will be capable of conducting the complex scans, which have become vital in the diagnosis of many forms of illnesses or ailments more so efficiently.
Lt Gen Karanbir Singh Brar, while addressing the inauguration, has said that the state-of-the-art medical facility available at the institute would go a long way in upgrading the quality of medical health provided to service members and their families. He underlined that the new MRI Centre is a very important addition to the health infrastructure, testifying to the commitment of the Indian Armed Forces towards the well-being of its personnel.
This will, therefore, be of great importance in the diagnosis of complicated cases of illness and obtaining timely and proper treatment from health professionals. The facility has been set up to cater to a large number of patients; this means the queuing time is short and access to specialized diagnostic services is also provided, especially for the veterans and dependants.
The newly installed MRI centre is part of the unending modernization drive in military hospitals across the country. Equally, the Indian Armed Forces ensure that the healthcare services maintain globally benchmarked standards by induction of various advanced medical technologies and extend comprehensive support to their personnel and their families. Setting up the MRI Centre, in essence, strengthens the overall medical infrastructure and builds morale while assuring better satisfaction for the service members by taking good care of their health needs.
Military Hospital Chennai will thus be one of the many cornerstones for delivering quality medical care within the military healthcare network with the MRI Centre starting its functioning.