HT Correspondent
DEMOW, April 1: Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Vaidyakiya Pratisthan’s Swargadeo Siu-Ka-Pha Multi Speciality Hospital, an ONGC CSR initiative situated at Rajabari near Demow of Sivasagar district, has successfully completed cochlear implant surgery for the first time ever in the upper area region.
Notably, for the first time in Sivasagar, the Swargadeo Siu-Ka-Pha Multi Speciality Hospital officially launched the ‘Cochlear Implant Programme’ on Monday. Dr Saurav Gogoi, joint director Health Services Sivasagar, was present in the program as the chief guest. He inaugurated the ‘Cochlear Implant Programme’ in the presence of dignitaries at the hospital on Monday. Dr Keshavanand Konwar, an ENT specialist, Saka Shangkhubi, an expert audiologist, along with Dr Bharat Deshmukh, Dr Dhanshri Bhisegaonkar, Dr Keshavanand Konwar, Saka Shangkhubi, and Nirupam Barua, participated in the lamp lighting ceremony during the program. The first successful surgery of the cochlear implant was performed in the Swargadeo Siu-Ka-Pha Multi Speciality Hospital on Sunday, as informed by an official of the hospital.