West Bengal

TLM Kolkata Hospital
(TLM Premananda Memorial Leprosy Hospital)

ABOUT THE HOSPITAL

TLM Kolkata Hospital was established in the year 1986.

This hospital was started by Rev. Premananda Ananth Nath Sen as a treatment centre for leprosy patients on a corner of a Christian cemetery in Kolkata. The Oxford Mission which ran the clinic after the death of Rev. Sen handed over the clinic to The Leprosy Mission Trust India which had started a leprosy control unit in Kolkata in 1980, working from rented premises. The present hospital building was built in 1986. It is recognised as a referral hospital for leprosy-related complications by the government, private medical practitioners, and other NGOs.

The facilities provided by the hospital include out-patient and in-patient services, operating theatre, laboratory service, ECG service, 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
• Ophthalmology
• General Surgery
• Physiotherapy
• Reconstructive Surgery
• Occupational Therapy
• Counselling Therapy

HIGHLIGHTS 2019

Outpatient Care

• 11,788 OPD consultations provided, with 23% for leprosy.

Inpatient Care

The hospital has a 40-bedded (20 for leprosy and 20 for general) inpatient wing and provides best inpatient facility with 24-hour nursing care and latest equipment.

• 447 patients admitted, of which 60% were leprosy patients.
• 4,824 bed days utilised, of which 95% were for leprosy.

Surgery

• 75 rehabilitation surgeries done.
• 178 eye surgeries, including 167 cataract surgeries done.

Support Services (Lab Tests; X-ray, ECG, Counselling)

• 2,727 lab tests, including 269 skin smear examinations and 2,458 other tests done.
• 92 ECG done
• 562 patients counselled.

Prevention of impairment and disability (POID) in leprosy

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

• 25 leprosy patients diagnosed with reaction/neuritis given inpatient treatment.
• 126 leprosy patients admitted for ulcer management and 37 ulcer debridement procedures done.
• 3,220 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 tribals in accessing government social welfare schemes for education, economic development, healthcare, housing, insurance, livelihood pension, etc.

A total of 6,114 patients were seen through hospital outreach activities.