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 had been thrown out of their homes in 1913 in Dayapuram, on the banks of the River Vaigai, about 4 km from the town of Manamadurai, in the Sivagangai district of Tamil Nadu. The Mission to Lepers (now The Leprosy Mission Trust India) was involved in the work 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 outpatient and inpatient services, operating theatre, laboratory, ECG and X-ray services, 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
• Ophthalmology
• Reconstructive Surgery
• Counselling Therapy

HIGHLIGHTS 2025

Outpatient Care

• 43,597 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 the latest equipment.

• 333 patients were admitted, of whom 84% had leprosy.
• 7108 beds were utilised, of which 93% were for leprosy.

Surgery

• 27 rehabilitation surgeries were done.

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

• 22,049 lab tests, including 147 skin smear examinations and 21,902 other tests, were done.
• 92 X-ray imaging and 33 ECGs done.
• 1,430 patients counselled.

Prevention of impairment and disability (POID) in leprosy

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

• 1 leprosy patient diagnosed with reaction/neuritis was given inpatient treatment.
• 1,237 leprosy patients admitted for ulcer management, and 110 ulcer debridement procedures done.
• 2,880 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 3,994 patients were seen through hospital outreach activities.