Staffs & paramedicals working relentlessly for the poor community at Silaiman Hospital
C ommunity welfare has always been the topmost priorities for DHAN Foundation. It is with this vision that SUHAM Institute came into being. The Kalanjiam and Vayalagam People’s Organisations promoted by DHAN Foundation have collectively created this apex organization for furthering their healthcare initiatives.
Today SUHAM Institute successfully boasts of 3 secondary care hospitals, 7 primary hospitals, 3 retailed pharmacies, 10 laboratories and 5 SUHAM Institute of Health Sciences in Medical care and diagnostics.
Let us today take a look at SUHAM Primary Care Hospital at Silaiman.
SUHAM Silaman Primary Care Hospital - Ensuring Health 24 Hours a Day!
Silaman Primary Care Hospital is an initiative of SUHAM trusts promoted by Gangai self-help groups. The hospital runs 24 hours a day, all week long. Currently, Dr. A. Muhilvannan is working as a medical officer and there is one administrator, one pharmacist, one lab technician, four paramedical staff and two trainees.
“SUHAM Silaman hospital has touched more than 18 thousand lives from 46 villages, offering the best clinical outcomes.”
Mr. Pradeep - Project Executive
The Hospital has maintained a high standard of track record of providing quality health care by treating nearly 13,723 total cases through direct/ virtual consultation. In the pandemic too, the hospital supported the entire community through direct and virtual consultation!
Overcoming poverty with lesser medical bills - Silaman SUHAM Hospital
Health care is no doubt a costly business. Normally, two-thirds of a household spend 30 per cent or more of their income on medical expenses like consulting charges (Doctor recommended), medicine cost (Other private hospitals), travel expenses, etc. Gangai SUHAM hospital is focusing on reducing poverty by reducing unnecessary medical expenditure by providing quality service at a low cost.
Let us have a look at the difference in the rates offered by SUHAM hospital compared to any other private hospital. The reference here is of a patient with fever and cold.
SUHAM Hospital at Silaiman
| Medical expense | SUHAM Hospitals | Other Private Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fees | 50 | 100 |
| Medicine Cost | 59.84 | 202 |
| Injection fees | 25 | 50 |
| Total ( for 1 Patient) | 134.84 | 352 |
As we can see, around Rs. 220 can be saved for a simple treatment of a patient with a cold and fever. Such services can, therefore, reduce the high medical costs of those in poverty. In the last Financial Year, around 30 lakhs have been saved on the patient's medical expenses through the hospital's low cost and quality services.
New initiatives and activities- in the year 2020-2021
