Bihar

TLM Muzaffarpur Hospital

ABOUT THE HOSPITAL

TLM Muzaffarpur Hospital was established in the year 1904.

The Mission to Lepers (now, The Leprosy Mission Trust India) started a small leprosy home to cater to the needs of leprosy patients who had been driven away from their homes, in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, in 1904. The leprosy hospital which started with 40 beds has now become a full-fledged hospital, where thousands of people from several districts of Bihar and adjacent states come for treatment for leprosy and other general ailments.

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
• Reconstructive Surgery
• Counselling Therapy

HIGHLIGHTS 2023

Outpatient Care

• 1,05,814 OPD consultations provided, with 7% for leprosy.

Inpatient Care

The hospital has a 61-bedded (50 for leprosy and 11 for general) inpatient wing and provides the best inpatient facility with 24-hour nursing care and latest equipment.

• 519 patients admitted, of which 91% were leprosy patients.
• 12,378 beds were utilised, of which 99.3% were for leprosy.

Surgery

• 155 rehabilitation surgeries done.
• 73 eye surgeries, including 71 cataract surgeries done.
• 42 general surgeries done.

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

• 20,959 lab tests, including 3,492 skin smear examinations and 17,467 other tests done.
• 0 X-ray imaging and 51 ECG done.
• 1,860 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.

• 60 leprosy patients diagnosed with reaction/neuritis given inpatient treatment.
• 225 leprosy patients admitted for ulcer management, and 63 ulcer debridement procedures done.
• 1,214 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 808 patients were seen through hospital outreach activities.