Gleneagles Global Hospitals Lakdikapul along with Make a Wish Foundation fulfils thedream of a child to become a doctor

Gleneagles Global Hospitals Lakdikapul along with Make a Wish Foundation fulfils thedream of a child to become a doctor

Gleneagles Global Hospitals along with Make a Wish Foundation today fulfilled the dream of seven year oldMedipalliSruthito become a doctor. Make a Wish Foundation brought this child to the Gleneagles Global Hospitals, Lakdi-Ka-Pul, where she was received by a team of doctors and was taken around for a facility tour and was later on felicitated by the team at Gleneagles Global Hospitals.

 

Dr. Rahul Medakkar, CEO of Gleneagles Global Hospitals, said, “Fulfilling someone’s dream is the truest sense of happiness. Every child at Make a Wish Foundation has a story of his / her own. Some of them may live entire life with the ailment and some may know that they won’t live long to see their Dream Come True. On this National Doctors’ Day, we at Gleneagles Global Hospitals would like to fulfil the dreams of these young children, who want to become Doctors and see the joy on those little faces”.

 

Dr Kona S Lakshmi Kumari, Sr. Consultant - Surgical Gastroenterology, Minimal Access GI Surgery & Bariatric Surgery, said, “It was an exhilarating experience to have interacted with this bright young kid from the Make a Wish Foundation and to see the joy on her face when she donned the apron and became a doctor albeit for a day.  We are so glad that we could play a small role in fulfilling the desires and dreams of this kid on this National Doctors’ Day”.

 

MedipalliSruthiwho had visited Gleneagles Global Hospitals to realize her dream of becoming a Doctor, said,” I got a taste of what being a doctor would feel like, though just for a day. It was an unimaginable experience and I am thankful to the team at Gleneagles Global hospitals, Hyderabad for the opportunity.  They gave us access to unique and exciting experiences that I may not have had otherwise.”

 

Every year 1st of July is celebrated as National Doctors’ Day to commemorate and recognize the contributions of Doctors to individuals and to the society at large. This observance helps in showcasing the importance of Doctors and to recognize their contribution in keeping the society hale and hearty.

 

About Gleneagles Global Hospitals, a Parkway Pantai Enterprise:

 

Gleneagles Global Hospitals is part of Parkway Pantai, a fully owned subsidiary of IHH Healthcare. In India, Gleneagles Global Hospitals operates a chain of multi-super specialty hospitals offering tertiary and quaternary healthcare services with over 2,000 beds and state-of the-art, world-class hospitals in Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore and Mumbai. A pioneer in kidney, liver, heart and lung transplants, Minimal Access & Bariatric Surgery, Gleneagles Global Hospitals provides comprehensive multi-organ transplant services in the country.

 

Gleneagles Global Hospitals aims to strengthen and expand its leading market position as a destination for multi-organ transplant for patients from India, Middle East, Africa and South East Asia. We are committed to further our aspiration of making quality health care more accessible to all.