- Dr. Jeyasekharan Hospital & Nursing Home
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Dr. Jeyasekharan Hospital was founded in Nagercoil which is situated in the southern most district of India by the late Dr. N. D. Jeyasekharan in 1965. It is ISO 9001-2008 Bureau Veritas certified. It is now Dr. Jeyasekharan Medical Trust and includes
- Dr. Jeyasekharan Hospital and Nursing Home
- The schools of Nursing, Radio-diagnostic Technology and Anaesthesia Technology Training
- Post graduate medical education
- Dr. Jeyasekharan Dental wing
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History
In June 1965 Dr. N.D.Jeyasekharan(B.Sc, M.B.B.S, F.R.C.S) left the Neyyoor Medical Mission after serving it for nearly 9 years. He and his wife, Mrs. Rani Jeyasekharan(M.Sc zoology) 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 them through.
The necessity to have a better nursing home was felt and it was decided to 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.
With great difficulty 50 patient's rooms, operation theatre and labour room and a general ward were built - each brick cemented with the sweat of Dr.Jeyasekharan and his dedicated staff.
The Jeyasekharan Nursing Home was opened with a public meeting on November 15 1967 by Dr. A. Asirvatham the Principal and Dean of Madurai Medical College and a former teacher of Dr.Jeyasekharan at Madras Medical College.
Patients soon started coming in from distant places. They found the place quiet and healthy.
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 U.K and Germany have been coming here for their elective postings.
- Dr. N.D. Jeyasekharan has taken premature retirement giving way for his sons to carry on the work he started 30 years ago.
- Dr. N. D. Jeyasekharan died on 30 January 2006. His sons carry on his humanitarian work in the hospital.
Departments and Units
Dr. Jeyasekharan Hospital is a multispeciality hospital having departments of
- Anaesthesia
- Bronchoscopy
- Cardiology
- Dermatology
- Dentistry
- ENT
- Gastroenterology
- General Medicine
- General surgery
- Maxillofacial surgery
- Nephrology/Haemodialysis
- Neurology
- Neuro-surgery
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Oncology
- Ophthalmic surgery
- Orthopaedics
- Paediatrics
- Paediatric surgery
- palliative medicine
- Plastic surgery
- Psychiatry
- Pulmonology
- Radiology/ sonology
- Rheumatology
- Urology
Various Intensive and Intermediary Care Units are in the Hospital namely
- M.I.C.U (Multidisciplinary Intensive/Intermediary Care Unit)
- I.C.C.U (Intensive/ Intermediate Coronary Care Unit)
- P.I.C.U (Paediatric Intensive Care Unit)
- P.S.D.W (Paediatric Step Down Ward)
- P.O.W (Post Operative Ward)
- N.I.C.U (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)
Clinical Services
The many clinical services offered by Dr.Jeyasekharan hospital are
- Biochemistry lab
- Clinical Pathology lab
- Microbiology lab
- Blood bank
- Dietetics
- Occupational therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Pharmacy
- Ambulance
Education
Dr. Jeyasekharan believed in educating people. He was the correspondent of C.S.I.Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil for about a decade and brought about great changes there. Hence the hospital is a place for education and training and has the following programmes
- Post Graduate Training towards Dip.N.B[1]
- School of Nursing[2]
- Foreign Elective Students[3]
- In service paramedical training courses[4]
- EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) Training Course[5]
- CMAI Diploma courses for Anaesthesia and Radiodiagnosis Technicians[6]
Quality policy
The Quality Policy[7] of Dr. Jeyasekharan Hospital and medical trust is
- To Offer quick, affordable and appropriate healthcare to all patients in a clean, well maintained institution.
- To educate and develop personnel so as to serve the sick and needy with compassion, skill and confidence.
- To review the management system periodically to ensure preparedness.
- To address the societies health requirements.
References
External links
Categories:- Hospitals in Tamil Nadu
- Nursing homes
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