JUNE 2009

The RHC was closed for three weeks in May, a much needed break for all of us. It was also a month for introspection and to see where we could improve. One of the suggestions was that the RHC will work through the year, with the staff taking breaks. We also designated Tuesdays and Thursdays for people coming in from more than 35 km. This will hopefully mean that the patient load is better distributed.

Total Outpatient: 1510
Below 15 years: Male - 119; Female - 116
Above 65 years: Male: 139; Female - 137
15 - 65 years: Male - 415; Female - 584

Income (per month)
INR less than 1000: 770
1000 - 1500: 440
1500 - 3000: 234
More than 3000: 63

Eye Care
Total patients: 69
Glasses: 23
Medicines: 38
Surgeries: 08

Antenatal Programme
New registrations: 04
Delivery: 05 (Hospital - 02; LSCS - 01)

Some Patients

Sharad delivered a healthyfemale baby after succesful Tubal Recanalisation. She had lost two young children to road accidents a year apart and the parents were understandably shattered. Luckily the recanalisation worked and both the baby and she are doing well.
Sarojamma, has a Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the lip, brought about by years of betel nut chewing. How does one break this ubiquitous habit? Especially when it is used to stave off hunger pangs?