‘Operation Walk III - 2014’ launched        19th September, 2013

The management of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital  announced the launching of ‘Operation Walk III - 2014’ for the conducting of free hip and knee replacements for poor patients. This follows the success of two previous editions of this project ‘Operation Walk 2011 and 2012’ in which 129 free joint replacements were carried out. This special charitable activity would be carried out by the faculty of department of Orthopaedics in association with a team from Operation Walk Maryland USA. Under this project, hip and knee joint replacement surgeries would be carried out totally free of cost including imported implants, medicines, consumables, hospital stay and food. 

Mr. Prem Gupta, Secretary, Managing Society, DMCH said today that the overwhelming success of Operation Walk 2011 & 2012 had inspired the institution to continue this holy effort and provide poor patients with world class surgery. The patients who had been operated had shown remarkable benefit and many poor patients have now returned to their jobs following successful surgery. Our mission to serve all the sections of the society to the best of our ability, Mr. Gupta said. 

Screening camps to select patients for this event would be held in DMCH on September 22 and October 6, 2013 in outpatient department of Orthopaedics. 300 patients were examined during the first screening camp. The patients from various different areas of the city visited the camp. Free x-rays were also done