Mr. Shiva Dutta Upadhyaya, 76 yrs old bypass cardiac patient launched a Mission: Save Heart Cardiac Care Ambulance amidst a function held at the Norvic-Escorts International Hospital premises on January 12, 2007. Considered to be the country’s first Cardiac Care Mobile CCU Ambulance, it is fully equipped with all the state-of-the-art life saving equipments.

The Mission: Save Heart Mobile Cardiac Care Ambulance will provide instant treatment of the patient right from the time the patient is picked up and also during the travel period to the hospital so that crucial time is not lost. Novic will provide such facilities to the patients within Kathmandu Valley. Dr. R. R. Kasliwal while congratulating Norvic Hospital for introducing such a facility added that this will prove to be a “milestone” in cardiac care treatment and management of the “golden hour” which is considered to be very crucial for any heart attack patients. He further emphasized that this facility will go a long way in confidence building among the patients and medical institutions like Norvic. On the occasion Dr. Kasliwal also congratulated Dr. Bharat Rawat for his tremendous work and efforts that he has put in the field of cardiology in Nepal.