METROPOLIS : PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE

1. What is Preventive Healthcare?
	Preventive healthcare involves measures taken to identify and minimize risk factors for disease, improve the course of an existing disease and screening for early detection of disease.

2. What is a Screening Test?

Screening is a method of finding diseases in people who do not yet have any signs or symptoms of the disease being screened for. Although this idea sounds great, and we could ask: "Why dont we screen for all diseases?" the answer is quite complex. Early recognition and prevention of disease is an important part of healthcare because it detects disease at the initial and curable stages thereby preventing complications and co-morbidities. It is also a whole lot cheaper and effective than treating a full-blown disease at a later stage. Preventive Healthcare also involves health promotion, which is aimed at modifying the individual’s social circumstance and lifestyles so that their health is improved (or maintained) and disease is prevented. Another aspect of Preventive Healthcare is the early identification of high-risk individuals prone to major life-threatening illnesses like heart disease and cancers. This helps in taking timely, precautionary lifestyle modification measures or treatment. The ultimate goal of screening is to help people live longer, healthier lives.

3. Why is Preventive Healthcare so crucial?

Some diseases like cancers cannot be cured if they are diagnosed at an advanced state while some disorders like heart disease may result in sudden death without any previous warning signs. Prevention, in such cases, is not only better than cure but is often the only option for a healthy life. Modern lifestyles don’t leave people with quality time for healthy routines. It then becomes necessary that periodic health checkups be done for early detection of risk factors and diseases. Diabetes, Obesity, Hypertension, Stress, High Cholesterol, Heart Diseases… Most of the diseases are “silent”, We often do not have any early symptoms. Hence regular screening tests are the only way for early detection. All these diseases are quite debilitating. They seriously impair normal life and if left untreated, lead to complications and may even cause death. Fortunately, these diseases can be easily prevented and even fully cured if detected early. Some of these diseases can be ‘managed’ so that you can lead a near normal life. All that you need to do is to make slight modifications in your lifestyle, eat regularly and responsibly, exercise, avoid stress, and sleep well. Regular health check – ups coupled with these lifestyle changes, can go a long way in the prevention, early detection and cure of these diseases.

4. Insist on Metropolis

Profile Metropolis Health Services (India) Ltd., is a Corporate chain of Diagnostic centers all over India. An ISO, CAP and NABL accredited institution; Metropolis has many “firsts” to its credit. As a company catering to the needs of more than 10000 small laboratories, nursing homes, hospitals and over 20,000 consultants, Metropolis has established itself as a renowned Referral Laboratory Center in India. Metropolis Health Services (India) Ltd. is a pioneer in the Referral Laboratory concept and was founded with a mission to provide world-class quality and standards in medical testing and diagnostics. In its 26 years of existence Metropolis has grown into a corporate chain of diagnostics centers with 46 state of the art laboratories across India and abroad With a presence in more than 125 cities and over 350 collection centers across the country, Metropolis processes more than 10 million samples a year. Metropolis is the first Indian chain of referral laboratories to go international with a presence in Dubai – UAE, Colombo – Sri Lanka, the Islands of Seychelles, Thailand and South Africa. Metropolis has always stayed abreast of the latest developments in laboratory medicine and incorporated the latest tests in a rapidly changing diagnostic scenario. The Laboratory at Worli in central Mumbai, India is capable of carrying out over 3600 specialized tests covering a very wide spectrum of medical specialties, ranging from Oncology to genetics, Immunoassays to Molecular biology. Apart from Corporate Heath Checks, Metropolis has operations in the areas of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Radiology and Imaging Services, Hospital Laboratory Managemement, Preventive Health Check Up, Central laboratory Services for Clinical Trials, Site Management Services, Home Health Services, Remote Pathology Testing Services, Public Private Partnership etc. Facilities Pathology testing Radiology services ECG Stress test/TMT Mammography Physical examination Gynaecology examination Ophthalmology consultation Dental consultation Cardiology consultation Audiometry Pulmonary Function Test (PMT) Insist on Metropolis as • Customized panels made with mutual understanding, which are industry specific. • Well-trained coordinators to serve as an interface between the laboratory and the HR. • Expert clinicians who understand the difference between patients and healthy individuals. • Fitness protocol discussed with the HR, before initiating the health check. • Any non laboratory based investigation that may be required further to the fitness status are done free of cost for e.g. Sonography, Stress Test, Gynecological examination, Audiometry, Spirometry, Detail Ophthalmic examination, Consultancy. • We offer these services in the cities of Mumbai, Pune, Cochin, Delhi, Chennai, and Bangalore. Top