Extreme Makeover! Renovated Casualty Dept Inaugurated at Fr Muller’s-Thumbay
Extreme Makeover! Renovated and Extended Casualty/ Emergency Dept and Upgraded Physiotherapy Unit Inaugurated at Fr Muller’s Hospital-Thumbay
Mangaluru: Father Muller Hospital-Thumbay affiliated to Fr Muller Institutions- Mangaluru has completed Four years of its existence in health care in this locality. For the past four years this hospital has grown as multi-specialty health care avenue which has crossed nearly 70,000 outpatients and more than 5000 In patients for the year 2016-2017. Hospital has 15,000 health card holders. Now this centre is equipped with state of art facilities with full-fledged qualified health care professionals in all the specialties. Over the years the management has responded to the changing health care needs of individual, family and community as a whole.The hospital new registration cards been launched to enhance documentation. The Hospital Casualty /Emergency Department had been extended and renovated with the strength of 12 beds for the better patient care management. The physiotherapy unit has been upgraded with additional equipment.
The inauguration of the renovated and extended Hospital Casualty/Emergency Department and also the upgraded Physiotherapy Unit was inaugurated on Tuesday, 15 August 2017 at 10 am at Fr Muller Hospital-Thumbay, by Chief guest Dr B Sanjeev Rai- CMC, FMCI, along with other dignitaries namely- Fr Richard Coelho- Director, FMCI; Fr Ajith Menezes- Administrator, FMMC; Fr Rudolph Ravi D’sa- Administrator, Fr Roshan Crasta- Administrator, FMH-Thumbay; Ms Hemalatha- President, Grama Panchayat-Thumbay; Dr Kiran Shetty- Medical superintendent- FMH-Thumbay; Praveen Thumbay- Vice President, Grama Panchayat-Thumbay, among others. After the inauguration of both the departments, Fr Richard Coelho along with other clergy conducted a short prayer session, following which he blessed the departments by sprinkling Holy Water.
During the formal stage programme, the function began with invoking God’s blessings, followed by welcome address by Fr Roshan Crasta where he said, ” I am happy to promulgate our hospital motto ‘Heal and Comfort” a template to serve the health care needs of the community. We have organized free health checkup camps in Bantwal, Belthangady and Puttur taluks, and to create health awareness various health education, seminars. Free health screening camps were organized to the students of local schools and colleges. Our primary concern is to provide quality and compassionate patient care. In order to achieve the goal, we bank on shared decision making and acceptability for improving quality care and ongoing training programs to all the staff to update with the currents.”
Fr Crasta further said, ” Our Hospital has grown from a simple General Health care to a Multi-specialty hospital with state of art facilities.The Loyalty that inspires in providing care is a strength which helps to carry on the vision. As my ministry is “love and serve the faithful after the example of Christ”, this is a great opportunity to serve the mankind with preventive and promotive health care at the door steps of the community. It is indeed a matter of joy and pride for me to be an administrator and all the tireless effort of each one you is appreciable. The dedicated team of our doctors, nurses and other hospital personnel strive to provide high-quality, affordable and personal health care that respects the needs and dignity of each person served. I am grateful to Dr Kiran Shetty-Medical Superintendent, and all the members of Father Muller Hospital-Thumbay for their dedicated service. I take this opportunity to lovingly remember our former Director late Rev. Fr Patrick Rodrigues for the vision that he had for this hospital. I also congratulate and wish all the success to our new director Rev. Fr Richard Coelho. I would like to thank and appreciate all the doctors, nurses and all ancillary staff of our hospital for their incredible work and all care that they render to the patients. God Bless All “.
Fr Richard Coelho addressing the gathering said, ” Today I don’t want to mention how many floors we have added or how many new equipments we have purchased, rather I would say “how much love we have put in, in the healing ministry of Lord Jesus. Our dream of Thumbay is to reach to the unreached, to love the unloved and care the uncared and to serve the marginalized and less privileged people of the society. All in all we want to give compassionate care to our suffering brothers and sisters. We need to work in unity and with harmony for the growth of this hospital, which is the child of Fr Muller Institutions. I feel proud to say that this ‘baby’ of ours have grown to greater heights with improved casualty, emergency and physiotherapy departments. To the Administrator, Medical Superintendent, Nursing and other staff , I say may God bless you all, and my prayer to all those who visit Fr Muller Hospital-Thumbay, may find peace, joy and solace”.
Dr Sanjeev Rai speaking during the occasion said, ” I am surprised to see that this hospital has grown and improved a lot. Surely this hospital is following in the footsteps of Fr Muller Institutions to reach greater heights, and ear a name and fame in this rural area. It would be nice if this hospital advances its Trauma centre, since being on a national busy highway, and frequently we see lots of accidents. I wish this hospital all success, and I am confident that Fr Roshan Crasta, as the Administrator will do a great job managing this hospital and reach it to higher standards. Long live Fr Muller Hospital-Thumbay”.
The Hospital newsletter “Muller @Thumbay” was released during the occasion by Fr Richard Coelho. The vote of thanks was proposed by Dr Kiran A Shetty, while the programme was compered by Cynthia Barboza and Avitha D’Mello from the Nursing Department. Speaking to Team Mangalorean, Dr Kiran Shetty-Medical Superintendent at Fr Muller Hospital-Thumbay said, ” Medical profession should aim to develop patient confidence by assuring good, fair and ethical treatment. This will enhance your standing in the society. In this regard I feel proud to say that we have a bevy of excellent and professional surgeons/doctors who are always ready to cater to the medical needs of the patients in this rural area, in the best of their knowledge and experiences. My sincere thanks to such a great team of physicians, nurses and all the staff of various departments who toil hard to provide the best medical attention towards the sick, thereby keeping our motto “Heal and Comfort” true to its commitment”.
“We are living in an era when the entire world is aspiring for ‘universal health coverage’. At our hospital here which is a 150 beds hospital we provide excellence in health care from broad specialties to comprehensive health care with emphasis on quality and compassion. We provide the best medical services here at an affordable cost assuring quality treatment for each patient while standing by our motto “To Heal and Comfort”. added Dr Kiran Shetty.
About Fr Muller Hospital-Thumbay:
Father Muller Hospital, Thumbay affiliated to Fr Muller Institutions- Mangaluru acts as a rural connect with the people in these area, and was originally started by the famous Educationalist/Industrialist B. Ahmed Hajee Mohiudeen, this great centre of healing in a predominantly village area 17 kms away was acquired in May 2013 by Father Muller Charitable Institutions in order to more fully fulfill the Founder’s dream of giving the rural folk most modern and contemporary medical facilities which only a large medical college hospital can offer. At the time of acquisition, it was a fully functioning 100-bed multi-speciality hospital. FMCI later developed it further to provide greater facilities for the people.
The Hospital is fully equipped with state-of-the art equipment and has full fledged Operation Theatre and Labour Theatre. The following Specialties/facilities are available: General Medicine; 24 hours Ambulance Service;General Surgery; 24 hours Medical Store; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Post operative Ward; Pediatrics; ICU Ventilator; ENT; ElectroCardiography; Orthopedics; Echo Cardiography and Treadmill; Ophthalmology; Central Oxygen facility; Physiotherapy; Immunization; Fully equipped Medical Lab; Fully Equipped O.T.; Dental Clinic; X-ray & portable X-ray facility; Homeopathy Dept.; Color Doppler with Echo; Medical Records; Ultra Sound; Operation Theatres; and Mortuary
The Casualty Dept works round the clock 365 days a year, catering to the needs of all Emergency and Trauma patients. It attends to patients during non-OPD hours and on holidays, when OPD’s are non-functioning. It is staffed by RMO and CMO’s and has minor and a well-equipped operation theatre.The hospital has round the clock services like Emergency and Trauma Centre; CT Scan; Ultra-Sound; X-Ray; Pharmacy; Ambulance; Laboratory Services; Medical Record Dept; Out-Patient Dept. in all specialities/Physiotherapy/special care units/dedicated nursing service. In addition to the hospital facility, they have eight health-care centres in and around Thumbay, which cater health facilities at the doorsteps of patients by visiting their residences.
More over Fr Muller Hospital-Thumbay has Health Card benefits with a concessional rate in all the health services. The hospital also has a Cardiology OPD which is available on Thursdays (9.30am-12.30pm), where renowned Cardiologist Dr Sayyad is available as a consultant Cardiologist. Specialists are available for consultations at the Out Patient Department between 8.30 a.m.- 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m. Serious cases requiring attention will be transferred to the Fr Muller Hospital -Kankanady, Mangaluru. Fr Muller Health Card holders can avail all facilities available under the scheme at Thumbay location. So for your next medical treatment and other health issues, stop by at Fr Muller Hospital-Thumbay and feel the difference.
Health is wealth.