Rotary Free Hospital
Introduction
This Project was born out of a dream by few enthusiastic and Active Rotarians of kumbakonam, who dreamt of providing health care services to the public of Kumbakonam and its neighbourhood. At that time there were very few hospitals of the scale we dreamt either in private or in charitable sector.There is a running a free Medical Hospital under the support of Rotary trust. Who ever willing to help this hospital may contact President : 9443193122 or Secretary : 9344301219Kumbakonam Rotary Hospital is a Twenty bedded hospital. It has separate male and female ward, maternity ward and private Air-conditioned wards. Air-conditioned operation theatre and labour room cum operation theatre provide the necessary infrastructure for all minor and major surgeries. It has a modern clinical laboratory with auto analyzers. It offers clinical pathology, biochemistry and microbiological investigations. The department of imaging sciences has a large 500ma X-Ray unit and another mobile 60ma unit. Two Ultrasound units - one mobile and another large sophisticated unit are used in Sonographic studies.The Cardiac status of the patient is evaluated by a modern ECG machine and a sophisticated treadmill system. A well established physiotherapy unit helps in the convalescence and recovery of patients with varying disorders like stroke, fractures, arthritis and other disabilities. It has over 22 departments with 50 plus specialists and super specialists.It conducts regular academic programmes- Clinical meetings and other academic sessions. Para medical personnel from Mother Theresa institute are being trained at the hospital in the medical laboratory technologies and Radiographic techniques.
Our Services
Kumbakonam Rotary Hsopital regularly conducts "Free Health Camps". Eye Screening camps, Diabetes screening camps, Well woman check up, Dental check up and Cancer screening camps were conducted in the past years. From this year onwards, ARH is planning to conduct one camp every month a silver jubilee year dream. Over 120, totally free Cataract surgeries were undertaken during 2003-04. It is now a major referral center for burns, plastic surgery, road traffic accidents. Industrial injury and pollution/toxic fumes related industrial accidents. Future plans include starting of departments like nephrology and dialysis.
Our Dream
Kumbakonam Rotary Hospital stands today as a testimony of " International collaboration through Rotary" and serves as monument of community service being rendered by Rotarians of Rotary Club of kumbakonam.
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