Activities - Objectives

SEPTEMBER 2006 -07

The ground floor of the hospital is completed and for the time being it is open for the public as a DAY CARE CENTRE with following staff and facilities – two doctors, a pharmacist, a laboratory technician, clerk and a watch man. X-rays, ECG, laboratory to carry out all the basic test and dispensary.

The main aim of Ladakh Heart Foundation

is to come up with the need of a state of the art on diagnostic facilities, Operation theater and intensive care unit in the hospital for the benefit of Ladakh populace who cannot afford treatment outside Ladakh. Due to lack of equipment and other resources, we couldn't make the hospital functional for the indoor patient. First floor of the building will be completed next year. If possible we are looking forward to make it functional for the indoor patient also by 2008.

Hospital equipment

is very costly. If you would like to sponsor, kindly, contact Lama Thupsten Chogyal, President, Ladakh Heart Foundation.

Inauguration of the hospital

was supposed to be done by H. H. The Dalai Lama, but unfortunately, he was unable to come due to his tight schedule. Thus, The DAY CARE CENTRE was inaugurated by eminent Cardio-thoracic surgeon Prof. Sampath Kumar of All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi on 8th September 2007. The occasion was graced by Prof. Mishra, Ven Lama Lobsang, Dr. Dolma CMO and members of L.H.F.

Prof. Sampath Kumar

and team have operated five cardiac cases, supported by L.H.F. and examine 200 follow-up cases from 4th – 8th September 2007 at S.N.M. Hospital, Leh. If the patient has to go to Delhi per patient they have to spend more than Rs. 100,000 to get operation. For a follow up patient has to visit Delhi once a year. The team's coming to Ladakh has thus benefited many people.