Shija Hospitals & Research Institute (SHRI) has been conferred the “Award of recognition” by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in appreciation of its valuable participation in Health Quest (Health Quality Upgradation Enabled by Space Technology in Emergency Department).
Dr Palin Khundongbam, CMD, SHRI; Dr Kangujam Baby Chanu, resident medical officer, SHRI and Raj Kumar Suraj, Assistant Manager-Operations, received the award on behalf of SHRI and Dr Kangujam Baby also received the certificate of recognition as site champion of the project at the award function held at ISRO Headquarters Bangalore on February 16.
The study, spanning over a period of two years, was jointly carried out by ISRO, Association of HealthCare providers India (AHPI) and the Society for Emergency Medicine in India (SEMI) in ten institutions across the country. The Health Quest study was officially launched in August 2021 by ISRO and involved 20 private hospitals across India. However, only ten hospitals completed the post intervention phase.
