Mridul Kumar Sarkar , CEO at Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital , discusses the technological , educational and organisational transformations that are enabling it to realise its noble goals of offering eyecare for all regardless of their means
ISPAHANI ISLAMIA EYE INSTITUTE AND HOSPITAL
Mridul Kumar Sarkar , CEO at Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital , discusses the technological , educational and organisational transformations that are enabling it to realise its noble goals of offering eyecare for all regardless of their means
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I n 1960 , when there was no concept of any speciality hospital in the country , the Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital ( IIEI & H ) was incorporated as the first single organ healthcare institution in Bangladesh . Since that time , it has developed to be the lead referral and teaching hospital , with all sub-specialties of Ophthalmology . IIEI & H serves over one million patients annually , many of whom come from remote areas of the country .
The institute and hospital is undergoing a noble and holistic transformation , driven by the goal of enabling quality eye healthcare provision regardless of patient means . Having recently secured the Hospital of the Year Award for Bangladesh in the Healthcare Asia Awards 2019 , the not-for-profit organisation ’ s remarkable expansion and transformation has not gone unnoticed . Mridul Kumar Sarkar , CEO at the institution , has driven significant operational and structural changes since he took charge in October 2015 . “ When I came here , the scenario was completely different ,” he says . “ Some
OCTOBER 2019