On Saturday, November 15, 2008, at the health city's anniversary celebration in Kelambakkam, MAM Ramaswamy, managing trustee of the Rajah Muthiah Chettiar Educational Trust, and MAMR Muthiah, vice-chairman of Chettinad Health City, presented a shield to M K Stalin, the minister of local administration.
At the inauguration of 'Fusion Chettinad 2008' at Chettinad Health City in Kelambakkam on Wednesday, DMK MP Kanimozhi, singer Anuradha Sriram, music composer D Imman, and Chairman, Chettinad Group of Institutions, MAM Ramaswamy were present. Reciting a Bharathanatyam recital is Aishwarya Dhanush on the right. Wed., Nov. 12, 2008.
The management and employees of Chettinad Health City would like to congratulate all of the CDC and RI participants who participated in the MIDASFEST 2008, which was held on September 27 and 28, 2008, at the YMCA Grounds in Nandanam, Chennai, and brought honors to our institution.
On October 2, 2008, Chettinad Health City's Reproductive Medicine division gave birth to its first test tube baby. Through a process known as ICSI (Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection), a couple who have been married for 11 years welcomed this baby into their family. Established in January 2008, the facility boasts cutting edge equipment, such as a non-contact laser for precise embryo manipulation.
Chettinad Health City is pleased to announce that, in accordance with section 3 of the UGC Act 1956, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), which consists of the Government of India's Chettinad Health and Research Institute and Chettinad College of Nursing, has been declared a Deemed to be University.
On November 22, 2007, a memorandum of understanding was signed by the Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute (CDC&RI) and the School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, Japan, to facilitate an academic exchange program.