More than 100 medical, diagnostic and pathological tests FREE at St Mary’s Hospital, Parnaka, Vasai West

VASAI: In what could be an attempt for the first time in Vasai, a hospital is offering residents of the city, over 100 medical, diagnostic and pathological tests completely FREE, during a special medical camp over this weekend.

St Mary Advance Care Hospital situated at Parnaka, Hathi Mohalla, Vasai West in a media note, said they are conducting a mega FREE medical check-up camp within the hospital premises, on Saturday and Sunday, 13th and 14th May and will be offering over 100 different diagnostic and pathological tests free for Vasaikars or residents of Vasai on the two days. One needs to pre-book a test slot or time to avoid overcrowding and chaos. In addition to advanced tests, basic tests for blood pressure (BP), RBS (random blood sugar), BMI, etc., will be done for all attending the weekend camp.

The recently-relaunched St Mary Advance Care hospital is now under the management and supervision of Dr Pranav Kabra – an MD Physician from Mumbai, who also runs three more hospitals in the Mumbai Metropolitan region, including one at Mira Road.

According to Dr Pranav Kabra, the aim of the FREE health camp is to enable Vasaikars to avail of the best diagnostic and pathological tests, without having to worry about exorbitant bills.

“We have relaunched the St Mary Advance Care Hospital with a completely new team of doctors and medical and nursing staff. We are equipped with a state-of-the-art lab for testing and our team of doctors are at par (in terms of expertise and experience) with the best in other well-known and reputed hospitals in Mumbai or for that matter Delhi. When it comes to Vasai, we will be able to offer the best medical care to patients at very reasonable budgets,” a spokesperson for the hospital said.

“We are doing advanced tests like Liver Function Test (LFT), HbA1c, Uric Acid Test, ECG, Creatinine test, as well as testing basic parameters like blood pressure, SpO2 (oxygen concentration in the blood), random blood sugar, BMI, etc.,” the hospital said in a statement, adding that patients can WhatsApp their name, contact number, age and address to 8169903571 to book a test slot, specifying the test they wish to avail off. “We have limited test slots, so of course, it is on first-come-first-served basis,” the press note said.

The St Mary Advance Care Hospital also intends to test residents for lifestyle diseases like diabetes, obesity, hypertension, depression, as well as for cardiac, gastro, liver, kidney and other ailments and diseases. We want a healthy and happy Vasai, says Dr Kabra who believes in the old saying – health is wealth.