Asthma care centre launched – The Hindu

An advanced centre for asthma care was inagurated by J. Radhakrishnan, Additional Chief Secretary to the Government, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, at Gleneagles Hospital, Chennai, on Saturday.

The facility provides comprehensive care for patients suffering from severe asthma. It will have a multi-disciplinary approach involving pulmonologists, allergists and respiratory therapists. Personalised treatment plans incorporating medication, biologics, lifestyle modifications and patient education are the key features of the centre, the release said.

Nageshwar Rao, chief executive officer of the hospital and Suresh Sagadevan, clinical lead consultant and Interventional Pulmonologist at the hospital were present.