Attipakkam Hospital

Hospitals

Attipakkam

Hospital Name and Address

St. Mary’s Health care centre
Attipakkam.

Hospital at Attipakkam

Historical background: The hospital at Athipakkam was the first one of the congregation established on 30.09.1965 in order to provide medical care to the less previleged people of that area. It was a period when there was communal riots and untouchability when medical care was denied to the Adi dravidans. The hospital was blessed and opened by then Bishop Most Rev. Ambrose and Rev.Sr. Susai Regina Mary.

Developmental activities

In order to erase the poverty prevailing in the village, the hospital privided wheat, atta flour, milk powder and oil to the villagers through CRS.
The sisters carried food to 5 village twice in a month.
Adoption of orphaned children, giving new life to the socially rejected girls, educating children were emphasised from 1968. The children were also sent for higher education. Some of the children were called for vocation. Marriages were also organised for the deserving girls.
Village visits were carried out in the year 2001 to educate the villagers on disease prevention, immunisation, healthy food habits, cleanliness and hygiene etc.
Medical camps like Leprosy awareness, General, Dental and Eye camps were organised.
A boarding home for the less provileged children was set up opposite to the hospital wherein at present 25 students have been accomodated.
Various events like X mas, the foundation day were celebrated periodically.

Services

Medical Camp
Health Education to Primary and High School students.

Attipakkam 2010 – 2014

S.no	Particulars	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
1.	No. of Out Patients	9724	7037	7659	6264	4355
2.	No of Emergency	544	985	961	902	731
3.	No of In Patients	201	45	60	77	73
4.	No of Deliveries	11	5	1	Nil	–
5.	No. of Investigations	120	59	86	143	100
6.	No of Minor Operations	85	56	50	38	43
7.	No. of Free Treatment	767	895	1105	841	764
8.	No. of Referral	1	–	–	–	–
9.	No of Village Visit	60	–	–	–	–