Sunday, February 15, 2009

rama krishna mission tuberclousis sanatoriumof Medical Services

In-patient Department. The Institution has at present 150 functional beds for the treatment of male tuberculosis patients. Out of these 150 beds about 100 beds are sponsored and nominated by various governmental and non-governmental agencies. The remaining 50 beds are exclusively reserved for local tribal patients, what is sponsored by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India - New Delhi. While the Sanatorium uses its discretion regarding their admission depending upon their suitability.
The Sanatorium has an Out-patient Department with a General section and a Special (TB) section. The latter is for diagnosing and treating pulmonary tuberculosis cases. Diagnosis is made mainly on clinical grounds, radiography, and most importantly sputum examination. Once the diagnosis of TB is made, the patients are put on Anti-TB Treatment (ATT) using standard regimens.
The Mobile Medical Service caters to the patients of about 200 villages through its three centres at the following villages - Bandua, Landup and Gutigara - situated 20 km, 45 km and 50 km away respectively from the Sanatorium. All the patients attending Mobile Medical Centres are treated free of all charges including medicines and investigations.

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