BROADWELL CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL, FATEHPUR
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Broadwell Christian Hospital is a 40-bedded hospital serving the large communities around Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh. Started in 1909 as a small dispensary by Dr. M. Mackenzie of Women's Union Missionary Society, the hospital got affiliated with EHA in 1973. Since then the work has expanded from being a base for women and child health development to include surgical, TB and eye care.
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Infrastructure Development - The leaking old operation theatre was renovated and is now being used. It is modern and safe for the patients. Dormitories for trainees and nurses were completed. The Smith inpatient ward was renovated and is being used. The DEEM Centre was inaugurated and basic life support training for ANM nurses were initiated. |
Key Accomplishments
Specialist Care for the poor - Fatehpur hospital networked with other hospitals in Kanpur city, to provide low cost specialised services to the poor patients. Through a special arrangement made with four practising doctors, poor patients were able to access high quality, super specialised care in the hospital itself. The four doctors visited the hospital regularly, and examined patients at a lower consultation and operating charges. The specialists included Chest Physician; Paediatric surgeon; Ophthalmologist; Rheumatologist and Urologist. The doctors of Ratan Cancer Hospital Kanpur conducted free cancer screening camps in the hospital, every six months. |