Date:15/01/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/01/15/stories/2008011551850200.htm

Tamil Nadu

Cardiothoracic block inaugurated at hospital

Special Correspondent

TAMBARAM: A cardiothoracic block and a building housing dialysis units were dedicated at Hindu Mission Hospital, Tambaram, on Monday.

The cardiothoracic block is named Professor S.R.S.Varadhan Block.

Dialysis block

Professor Varadhan is the recipient of the prestigious Abel Prize for Mathematics for 2007. The block was inaugurated by Ram Santhanam, Chairman and Managing Director, Wheels India Limited.

The dialysis block, named after T.S. Santhanam (of TVS Group), was inaugurated by Viji Santhanam, Chairman, Sundaram Finance Limited.

D.K. Srinivasan, secretary of the hospital, said Professor Varadhan was the principal donor for the cardiothoracic block, just as Sundaram Finance was for the T.S. Santhanam Block.