Chhattisgarh

TLM Chandkhuri Hospital

ABOUT THE HOSPITAL

TLM Chandkhuri Hospital was established in the year 1897.

Rev. K.W. Nottrott, an American Evangelical Church missionary built seven thatched houses for leprosy patients who had been driven out of their homes, in 1897. On noticing the plight of those persons, he was filled with compassion and started a famine kitchen to feed all those who were hungry. As more leprosy patients came to him, Rev. Nottrott built a hospital to take care of the critically ill patients. In due course, the Mission to Lepers (now, The Leprosy Mission Trust India) took over the hospital. The old hospital building was replaced by a new hospital in 1995. With the opening of the new building, treatment for non-leprosy patients also started.

The facilities provided by the hospital include out-patient and in-patient services, operating theatre, laboratory service, ECG service, X-ray service, counselling, physiotherapy, pharmacy, MCR protective footwear and artificial limbs.

MEDICAL SPECIALTIES

The hospital offers healthcare services and treatments for the following medical specialties:

• Leprosy Treatment and Management
• Dermatology
• General Medicine
• General Surgery
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Physiotherapy
• Reconstructive Surgery
• Counselling Therapy

HIGHLIGHTS 2023

Outpatient Care

• 41,496 OPD consultations provided, with 23% for leprosy.

Inpatient Care

The hospital has a 50-bedded (30 for leprosy and 20 for general) inpatient wing and provides the best inpatient facility with 24-hour nursing care and latest equipment.

• 448 patients admitted, of which 71% were leprosy patients.
• 9,195 beds were utilised, of which 91.8% were for leprosy.

Surgery

• 174 rehabilitation surgeries done.
• 0 eye surgeries, including 0 cataract surgeries done.
• 387 general surgeries done.

Support services (lab tests; X-ray, ECG, counselling)

• 36,103 lab tests, including 1,151 skin smear examinations and 34,952 other tests done.
• 41,596 X-ray imaging and 70 ECG done.
• 1,220 patients counselled.

Prevention of impairment and disability (POID) in leprosy

The hospital provides patient education, physiotherapy, prefabricated splints, MCR protective footwear, etc, to leprosy patients to prevent impairment and disability.

• 87 leprosy patients diagnosed with reaction/neuritis given inpatient treatment.
• 184 leprosy patients admitted for ulcer management, and 162 ulcer debridement procedures done.
• 1,885 pairs of MCR protective footwear manufactured and supplied to hospital patients and government/others.

Community Outreach

The hospital has a community outreach programme in schools and tribal villages. This is done through networking with the government and other NGOs. The hospital supports people affected by leprosy and members of marginalised communities and tribal’s in accessing government social welfare schemes for education, economic development, healthcare, housing, insurance, livelihood pension, etc.

A total of 528 patients were seen through hospital outreach activities.