Sankara Nethralaya News

Certification ceremony of the 8th Batch of students completing the ‘Certificate Course in Hospital Management’ offered by the Sankara Nethralaya Academy

Dr T S Surendran – Vice Chairman & Director for Paediatric Ophthalmology department of Sankara Nethralaya with the successful Hospital Management Graduates. The certificate awarding ceremony of the 12 weekend certificate program in Hospital Management – (8th Batch) conducted by the Sankara Nethralaya academy, an education wing of the Sankara Nethralaya was conducted successfully on […]

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A session on Challenges in Hospital Administration on 20 Dec 2014 by Dr D Rambabu – General Manager – Vijaya Group of Hospitals, Chennai

Dr D Rambabu – General Manager of Vijaya Group of Hospitals and Author of ‘Reality of Hospital Administration’ handing over a copy of the book to Dr SS Badrinath – Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Sankara Nethralaya The session started with a warm welcome and the need to equip healthcare managers to face challenges in […]

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Dr T.S.Surendran is honoured with a ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ by nation’s prestigious medical body.

The Strabismus and Peadiatric and Ophthalmology Society of India crowned one of its illustrious members Dr. T.S.Surendran, Director- Peadiatric Ophthalmology & Vice-Chairman, Sankara Nethralaya and President Strabismological Society of India with a “Lifetime achievement award”. The prestigious award was conferred at the Annual Conference of the Strabismus and Peadiatric and Ophthalmology Society of India held […]

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Rotary Club extends a generous gesture to the Corneal Services Department at Sankara Nerthralaya

The 9th of December 2014 became a red letter day in the annals of Sankara Nethralaya’s history when Rotary International President Gary C K Huang and the first lady Madame Corinna visited the main campus of Sankara Nethralaya to dedicate the prestigious Rotary Global Grant to aid the phenomenal work being carried out at the […]

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MoU for MBA program jointly by TSNA and Hindustan University

The Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS) a well known and reputed engineering college enjoying the status of a University and The Sankara Nethralaya Academy (TSNA) an academic arm of the Sankara Nethralaya, a unit of the Medical Research Foundation signed a MoU for jointly conducting a 4 semester “MBA Hospital and Healthcare Management”. […]

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Medical Errors – A Reality Check

Sankara Nethralaya, true to its tradition, observed the 19th Sri. V.Venugopal Endowment lecture, paying rich tributes to one of its principal architects at the Sri VD Swami Auditorium on 29th November 2014. The day’s proceedings started with the ceremonial lighting of the Kuthuvillaku by the family members of Sri V.Mohan Rao and the mellifluous rendition […]

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Ballet of Historic Epics fetch feast for eyes at Atlanta

Sankara Nethralaya Ophthalmic Mission Trust (SN OM Trust), in an effort to raise funds for the India based non-profitable eye institute Sankara Netralaya, conducted a mesmerizing Dance Festival in Atlanta, on November 16th, 2014. This dance festival featured a garland of fascinating mini ballets in Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi styles and was presented by some of […]

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The Week- Nielsen survey declares Sankara Nethralaya as the “Best Hospital in Ophthalmology” for year 2014

The highly prestigious “The Week-Nielsen” survey for rating the best hospitals in the country has declared Sankara Nethralaya as the “Best Hospital in Ophthalmology” once again. The survey was conducted on stringent quality measures by experts, covering 15 cities from September to October 2014. The parameters for selection were quality of patient care, reputation, infrastructure, […]

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Healthcare Quality Management Program Launched by The Sankara Nethralaya Academy on 15.11.2014

Mr B G Menon, Managing Director – ACME Consulting, Chennai inaugurating the session The Program started with a warm welcome note and the need for Healthcare Quality in professional managers by Shri A. Mahalingam, Assistant Registrar of the Sankara Nethralaya Academy, he thanked the participants for the overwhelming response for the E – learning and […]

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The Sankara Nethralaya Academy Conducted a session on Role of Information and Communications Technology in Healthcare On 15th November 2014

Mr.S. Sampath Kumar, CITO of Sankara Nethralaya delivering a lecture The session started with a warm welcome note and the need for supervisory skills in professional managers by Shri A. Mahalingam, Assistant Registrar of the institution, he thanked the participants for the overwhelming response and confidence in the institution and wished them for a wonderful […]

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