, Oct. 24 -- In a significant milestone for the healthcare sector of the Union Territory of Ladakh, SNM Hospital Leh, has achieved a historic feat with the establishment and successful functioning of a state of the art Catheterization Laboratory (Cath Lab) at a cost of Rs.6 crore under the National Health Mission (NHM).

This major advancement marks the beginning of a new era in cardiac care for the people of Ladakh, bringing life saving interventional cardiology services to the high altitude region for the first time.

The first Angiography procedure at the newly established Cath Lab was successfully conducted on a 45-year-old patient diagnosed with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) by Dr. Lotos Gailson, Cardiologist SNM Hospital Leh, along ...