Krea University partners with Kauvery Hospital for campus health facilities

2024-04-19 10:30:56 Education

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28 July, 2020: \'Krea University has inked a significant partnership with Kauvery Hospital, a reputed name in healthcare, to operate and maintain a health centre and pharmacy at Krea University campus in Sri City. The partnership also brings with it a bouquet of specialised health services, in line with the University?s focus on providing high quality support for the health and wellbeing of Krea students, faculty and staff.

Krea University was set up with an aim to re-imagine education for the 21st century. The 40-acre campus stands about 60 kilometres north of Chennai in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh and is replete with state-of-the-art facilities, with special emphasis on the physical and mental health requirements of the students, faculty and staff.

\"Krea University is proud to ink collaboration with Kauvery Hospital to provide 24 x 7 healthcare services for our Sri City campus to serve the needs of all our community members. Kauvery Hospital is a trusted and leading 1300 bed multispeciality hospital and well known in the healthcare sector for its ethical practices. Through this partnership we look forward to providing continuous and quality medical support to all Krea students and staff\", said Group Capt. Puthan Ramesh - Chief Administrative Officer of Krea University Campus.

The Krea campus health centre, managed by Kauvery Hospital will have a dedicated general practitioner and occupational health nurses on duty, with the doctor available over call 24x7, ensuring that all medical requests and emergencies are swiftly dealt with. The health centre will also have a BLS ambulance with round the clock service availability and routine first aid facilities. The onsite pharmacy will cater to the needs of the campus residents with well stocked inventory. Apart from dedicated case basis support and follow ups, there will also be routine check-ups and health promotion activities. From time to time, healthcare specialists will also be arranged to make campus visits.

The partnership also brings forth holistic healthcare management which could include Continuous Medical Education on a monthly basis, rendering professional advice to the campus administration in safety and hygiene practices- from maintenance of buildings, kitchen area, food and water testing to student dietary chart. Advise on COVID management protocols will also be contributed. The students and members of the staff at Krea shall be entitled to avail treatment for any diseases at any of the Kauvery Hospitals in Tamil Nadu including treatment for COVID-19.

Kauvery will also join forces with Krea University through the extension of its community campaigns.

About Krea University

Krea University is a Liberal Arts and Sciences university located in Sri City, 70 kms north of Chennai. An Andhra state private University, it is backed by some of the finest minds and thought leaders in the country, including Raghuram Rajan, the former RBI governor, N Vaghul, the former chairman of ICICI Bank, R Seshasayee, former chairman of Ashok Leyland and Infosys, and supported by visionary institution builders like Anand Mahindra, Sajjan Jindal, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and Anu Aga.Krea University has a unique ?Interwoven Learning? approach that weaves creativity and action, arts and sciences, theory and practice, to make students ready to deal with challenges and opportunities presented by the 21st century. It\'s Graduate School of Business offers MBA, Ph.D and customised MDP programmes. The School of Interwoven Arts and Sciences offers 3 year residential BA(Hon) and Bsc(Hon) degrees with strong foundation skills in data analysis, quantitative reasoning and communication. The University will also offer an optional 4th year of advanced studies and research.

About Kauvery Hospital

Kauvery is a well-known and popular chain of multi-specialty hospitals engaged in provision of high-quality healthcare services in various locations of Tamil Nadu. It has been offering best-in-class medical services for nearly two decades. Kauvery Hospital brings together committed healthcare professionals and state-of-the-art medical technology to serve communities across the globe.