Little Flower Hospital Trust, Angamaly is a registered charitable not-for-profit health related institution. This institution is aimed at providing quality medical care to the needy especially to the poor. It started as a primary health centre in response to the felt need of the community. The hospital is located in a very strategic location and medically underserved area. Today it is a 800 bedded multi-speciality hospital. Inspite of its rapid development and growth the Institution retained its commitment to the need of the common man and the importance of prevention and control. We are spending lots of effort and money for charity purpose every year.
I. HOSPITAL BASED TREATMENT PROGRAMMES
Year
OP Patients
In - Patients
2002
3,52,394
34,501
2003
3,50,918
32,926
2004
3,40,328
31,392
II. OUTREACH PROGRAMMES
The institution has taken major initiatives in the following areas:
EYE CAMPS:
One of the major activities of the hospital is conducting free eye camps. Free eye screening camps are held every week in various remote village of Kerala including colonies & tribal areas.
The statistics of the patients screened free of all charges during the last 3 years is given below:
Year
No. of Patients screened
2002
79890
2003
95079
2004
84590
PERIPHERAL CENTRES:
We started peripheral eye care centres in three remote areas
Manimooly in Malappuram District,
Kanjirapuzha in Palghat District
Irrutty in Cannannore District
SCHOOL SCREENING PROGRAMME:
Statistics of School Screening Programme 2002 to 2004
No. of students
Examined
No. of Defective
students
No. of students
treated at School
No. of students
referred to L.F Hospital
16,536
1118
354
764
32,989
2403
585
1819
29,751
2006
561
1445
Eye Bank:
The Government of Kerala has honoured our hospital with an award for the best performance in corneal transplantation in 2003
OTHER COMMUNITY INTERVENTION PROGRAMMES:
Reproductive and Child Health (RCH Project)
(Sponsored by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Ministry )
Family Health Nutrition Education Programme
(Sponsored by OEU & Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Ministry)
T.B Eradication project
Comprehensive Community Survey Blood Group Detection Camps Pain and Palliative Care Clinic Haemophilia Society Osteoporosis Detection Camp
Road Accident Help Line Booths
Snake Bite Project:
III. TRAINING FACILITIES:
Regular training for Dip. NB
Senior House Surgency, we conduct short duration courses for practicing ophthalmologists.
Government of India has approved this institute as a Training Centre for World Bank Project for training of Professors & Senior Staff of the Medical
Colleges in modern type of surgery (Training of Trainers).
W.H.O. Recognition in training of Doctors in ECCE with IOL & SICS surgeries 13. Antioxidant activity of Spinacia Oleracea
The staff members regularly attend national and international conferences and present scientific papers.
Scientific Papers Published & Presented:
More than 100 scientific papers on different topics have been published in national and international journals. More than 200 papers have been read in conference, both national and international in character. Regular teaching programmes, workshops, symposia are also conducted.
Research & Clinical Studies Undertaken:
Studies and research in various fields were undertaken in the department under the sponsorship/ collaboration of various bodies such as the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), University of Otago, New Zealand, STEC, Government of Kerala, Mahatma Gandhi University.
IV. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
The institution has been recognized as a Research Centre in Physiology to conduct Ph.D programmes.
20 papers have been published from this center including one in Genomics 1998 and another in Nature genetics 1997, in collaboration with the University of Ontago, New Zealand.
