Tamil Nadu

TLM Dayapuram Hospital

ABOUT THE HOSPITAL

TLM Dayapuram Hospital was established in the year 1913.

Rev. Stanley Vaughn of the American Madurai Mission started an asylum for leprosy patients who have been thrown out of their homes, in 1913, in Dayapuram, on the banks of River Vaigai, about four km from the town of Manamadurai, in Sivagangai district of Tamil Nadu. The Mission to Lepers (now, The Leprosy Mission Trust India) was involved with the working of the asylum from the beginning. In 1955 it took over the management of the asylum. Presently, it is a full-fledged hospital catering to the medical needs of people in and around Dayapuram.

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
• Physiotherapy
• Reconstructive Surgery
• Counselling Therapy

HIGHLIGHTS 2023

Outpatient Care

• 36,529 OPD consultations provided, with 4% for leprosy.

Inpatient Care

The hospital has a 30-bedded (20 for leprosy and 10 for general) inpatient wing and provides the best inpatient facility with 24-hour nursing care and latest equipment.

• 278 patients admitted, of which 75% were leprosy patients.
• 5,772 beds were utilised, of which 93% were for leprosy.

Surgery

• 134 rehabilitation surgeries done.
• 0 eye surgeries, including 0 cataract surgeries done.
• 17 general surgeries done.

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

• 18,237 lab tests, including 199 skin smear examinations and 18,038 other tests done.
• 174 X-ray imaging and 30 ECG done.
• 2,351 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.

• 6 leprosy patients diagnosed with reaction/neuritis given inpatient treatment.
• 175 leprosy patients admitted for ulcer management, and 120 ulcer debridement procedures done.
• 564 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 1,290 patients were seen through hospital outreach activities.