TLM Barabanki Hospital

ABOUT THE HOSPITAL

TLM Barabanki Hospital was established in the year 1961.

The Mission to Lepers (now, The Leprosy Mission Trust India) started work among people affected by leprosy in Barabanki in 1958, as a weekly roadside clinic run by its Faizabad hospital. Dr Frances Bramwell, Dr Chandy and Dr G.S. Partick, working in TLM Faizabad Hospital, pioneered these clinics. In 1961, it became a full-fledged hospital, and in 1978, it became a separate, independent hospital.

The facilities provided by the hospital include outpatient and inpatient services, laboratory, ECG, X-ray, counselling, pharmacy, and MCR protective footwear.

MEDICAL SPECIALTIES

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

• Leprosy Treatment and Management
• Dermatology
• General Medicine
• General Surgery
• Ophthalmology
• Physiotherapy
• Counselling Therapy

HIGHLIGHTS 2025

Outpatient Care

• 91,310 OPD consultations provided, with 11.56% for leprosy.

Inpatient Care

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

• 983 patients were admitted, of which 19% were leprosy patients.
• 3,882 beds were utilised, of which 71% were for leprosy.

Surgery

• 7 rehabilitation surgeries were done.
• 1,229 eye surgeries, including 608 cataract surgeries, were done.
• 134 general surgeries were done.

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

• 35,375 lab tests, including 2,422 skin smear examinations and 32,953 other tests done.
• 195 X-ray imaging and 145 ECGs done.
• 0 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.

• 72 leprosy patients diagnosed with reaction/neuritis were given inpatient treatment.
• 77 leprosy patients admitted for ulcer management, and 49 ulcer debridement procedures done.
• 508 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 tribes in accessing government social welfare schemes for education, economic development, healthcare, housing, insurance, livelihood pension, etc.

A total of 3,970 patients were seen through hospital outreach activities.