AdminUCO Bank (A Govt. of India Undertaking) sanctioned two Ambulances to The Kalgidhar Society for the Akal Charitable Hospital under their CSR Initiative. The Presentation Ceremony was held at the hospital venue and presided over by Mr. B.Venkat Ramana, General Manager & Circle Head New Delhi. Mr. Rameshwar Sharma, Chief Manger, UCO Bank Circle office […]
UCO Bank (A Govt. of India Undertaking) sanctioned two Ambulances to The Kalgidhar Society for the Akal Charitable Hospital under their CSR Initiative. The Presentation Ceremony was held at the hospital venue and presided over by Mr. B.Venkat Ramana, General Manager & Circle Head New Delhi. Mr. Rameshwar Sharma, Chief Manger, UCO Bank Circle office New Delhi, Mr. Thakur Bhagat Negi, Zonal Head, UCO Bank, Solan and Mr.Rakesh Verma Lead District Manager, at Lead Bank Office Nahan, District Sirmaur were also present in the function.
Dr. Davinder Singh, Secretary The Kalgidhar Society & Hospital Incharge welcomed the Guests and thanked UCO Bank for their support as the Hospital badly needed these Ambulances and the same shall help to serve the patient from remote areas and also would help to shift the serious patients to Chandigarh or Shimla in case of emergency.
Mr. B Venkat Ramana, G.M and Circle Head said “this is a small effort by us for this most backward area and UCO Bank shall make efforts for the growth of this area by opening an ATM or Branch office at Baru Sahib, H.P.”
Mr. Ramana presented the Bank Draft of CSR funding to Dr. Davinder Singh and handed over the keys of two Force Ambulances.
Dr. Davinder Singh later informed “the Kalgidhar Society runs a 280-bed Charitable Hospital in the backward district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. More than 30,000 poor underprivileged patients annually are attended to with primary healthcare and emergency interventions. Four Free Medical camps are held in Sirmaur every year wherein free expensive surgeries are provided to poor beneficiaries by Doctors from India and abroad.”
In addition to the routine medical and surgical services, emergencies of all kinds are also attended. Akal Charitable Hospital is the only hospital in the region attending to the patients of snake-bite for which expensive antivenin is given.
The patients and their attendants travel to Akal Charitable Hospital from as far as 100 kms away, by bus, horse or on foot, undertaking quite long and arduous journey on difficult terrains to get rid of deadly diseases completely free of cost.
~ Deeksha Singh
~ New Delhi, 28th Feb 14