Dr. Jeyasekharan Hospital and Nursing Home

Description

Dr Jeyasekharan Hospital was founded in the southernmost district of India by the late Dr ND Jeyasekharan in 1965 It is now Dr Jeyasekharan Medical Trust and includes

1 Dr Jeyasekharan Hospital and Nursing Home

2 The School of Nursing Radiodiagnostic Technology Anaesthesia Technology
Training Laboratory Technology

3 A Pharmacy

4 Post graduate medical education accredited to the National Board of India

It is a ISO 90012000 Bureau Veritas certified multispecialty hospital having departments of Anaesthesia Bronchoscopy Cardiology Dermatology ENT Gastroenterology General Medicine General Surgery Maxillofacial surgery Nephrology Haemodialysis Neurology Neurosurgery Obstetrics amp Gynaecology Oncology Ophthalmic Surgery Orthopaedics Paediatrics Paediatric Surgery Palliative Medicine Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Pulmonology Radiology Sonology Rheumatology and Urology

There are 18 fulltime consultants 20 medical officers and 30 parttime visiting consultants in the hospital A total of more than 250 staff nurses 50 technicians and 150 other Supportive Services Staff work in the institution which has 124 Private rooms 121 General Semi private beds and a total of 73 IntensiveIntermediary Care beds and 6 Neonatal Intensive Care beds Most of the general ward beds are situated in The Cottages where patients from the lower socioeconomic status can receive treatment with dignity and pride The average outpatient attendance per day 530 and about 50 patients are admitted discharged daily Approximately 3000 Major and 10000 Minor Surgeries are carried out annually Renal Transplants and open heart surgery are also performed here

Various Intensive and Intermediary Care Units are in the hospital namely MICU Multidisciplinary Intensive Intermediate Care Unit ICCU Intensive Intermediate Coronary Care Unit Paediatric Intensive Care Unit PICU Paediatric Step Down Ward PSDW POW Post Operative Ward a Labour Unit and NICU Neonatal Intensive Care Unit A 24 hours casualty service with Resident and Senior Doctors on call is also available in the Institution

The Institution is recognized by National Board of Examinations New Delhi to train candidates in General Surgery Anaesthesia and Family Medicine towards the Post Graduate degree of Diplomate National Board There is a good library in the hospital which has text books current journals back journals electronic journals and internet access Surgical workshops Seminars Symposia and journal club meetings are conducted regularly Foreign Medical and Nursing students often come to do their elective postings at Jeyasekharan Hospital

The Biochemistry Clinical Pathology Microbiology Labs along with the Blood Bank CSSD Dietetics EDP Medical Records Nursing Services Occupational Therapy Physiotherapy Pharmacy EMD and Ambulance are the inhouse supportive services The institution prides itself in being the first private hospital in southern Tamil Nadu to have set up a water treatment plant biogas plant and incinerator and implemented other antipollution measures

The Trust has a School of Nursing recognized by the Tamil Nadu Nursing and Midwives Council for 20 students per year and also Schools of Radio diagnostic Technology and Anaesthesia Technology Training affiliated to CMAI which train 10 and 3 students per year respectively

On the social and welfare front the Institution conducts Medical Camps and Immunization awareness programmes regularly The hospital maintains a Government of Tamil Nadu Emergency Accident Relief Centre EARC at Kanyakumari which provides Free Emergency Ambulance service The Dr Jeyasekharan Centre for Cleft Care which is recognized by Smile Train USA has done more than 2000 Cleft Surgeries free of cost since 2004

History

It is thirty years since Jeyasekharan Hospital was started We thank God for all his mercies and guidance over the years

In June 1965 Dr NDJeyasekharan left the Neyyoor Medical Mission after serving it for nearly 9 years We started a nursing home with bare necessities Those were difficult times for the Doctor and the nurses The confidence and trust of his patients his very hard work and his tenacity of purpose along with the good will of friends and relatives helped us through

The necessity to have a better nursing home was felt and it was decided that we build a set of rooms with basic amenities a good theatre and a labour room Those were times when there were no tar roads no street lights and no traffic except a few lorries as it was an isolated corner of the town noted for its lorries and thieves In spite of warnings from well wishers we started our work It was the conviction of Dr Jeyasekharan that if we can do our work to our satisfaction and to the satisfaction of the people who put their trust in us quotthe world will fin a beaten path to this place in spite of all its shortcomingsquot

With great difficulty 50 patients rooms operation theatre and labour room and a general ward were built each brick cemented with the sweat of DrJeyasekharan and his dedicated staff

The Jeyasekharan Nursing Home was opened with a public meeting on November 15th 1967 by Dr A Asirvatham the Principal and Dean of Madurai Medical College and a former teacher of DrJeyasekharan at Madras Medical College

Patients soon started coming in from distant places They found the place quiet and healthy

We are happy that the small hospital that was started 30 years ago has grown into an institution It is now recognized by the National Board of Examinations New Delhi Elective Medical Students from UK and Germany have been coming here for their elective postings

Dr ND Jeyasekharan has taken premature retirement giving way for his sons to carry on the work he started 30 years ago So many changes have come and so many more challenges are awaiting It is our wish and prayer that our children with their loyal and dedicated staff will together continue their humanitarian work still better with humility dedication compassion and with complete trust in Gods guidance