In order to create public awareness about Heart health ahead of World Heart Day, G.Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital undertook a World Record and Asia Book of Records attempt, on Wednesday, and emerged successful. 


Around 500 staff and nursing students of GKNM Hospital and Institute of Nursing posed with their hands in the shape of a heart. The attempt was evaluated and found to be successful.


Christopher Taylor Craft, Official Records Manager, World Records Union handed over the world record citation to Dr. Ragupathy Veluswamy,.C.E.O, GKNM Hospital in the presence of Dr. G.S. Sameeran I.A.S., District Collector, Coimbatore district along with Dr. Rajpal, K. Abhaichand, Chairman - Department of Interventional Cardiology and Dr. P. Chandrasekhar, Chairman Department of - Cardiothoracic Surgery and Vivek, Adjudicator, Asia Book of Records.