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 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.

TLM Muzaffarpur Hospital offers a wide range of clinical and support services, including:

• Outpatient (OPD) Services
• Inpatient Care
• Operating Theatre
• Clinical Laboratory Services
• ECG Services
• X-Ray Services
• Physiotherapy
• Counselling Services
• Pharmacy
• MCR Protective Footwear Production
• Rehabilitation Services

MEDICAL SPECIALTIES

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

• Leprosy Treatment & Management
• Reconstructive Surgery
• Dermatology
• Eye (Cataract surgery camps, Diabetic retinopathy screening, etc.)
• Dental (Root canal treatment, Crowns and bridges, Implants, etc.)
• Counselling & Psychosocial Support

HIGHLIGHTS 2025

Outpatient Care

• 110,254 OPD consultations provided, with 8% for leprosy.

Inpatient Care

The hospital has a 61-bedded (60 for leprosy and 1 for general) inpatient wing and provides the best inpatient facility with 24-hour nursing care and the latest equipment.

• 436 patients admitted, of which 91% were leprosy patients.
• 13,420 beds were utilised, of which 99.69% were for leprosy.

Surgery

• 50 rehabilitation surgeries were done.
• 68 eye surgeries, including 59 cataract surgeries, were done.
• 0 general surgeries done.

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

• 17,978 lab tests, including 3,785 skin smear examinations, and 14,193 other tests, were done.
• 117 X-ray imaging and 13 ECGs done.
• 2,066 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.

• 63 leprosy patients diagnosed with reaction/neuritis were given inpatient treatment.
• 187 leprosy patients admitted for ulcer management, and 71 ulcer debridement procedures done.
• 1,216 pairs of MCR protective footwear manufactured and supplied to hospital patients and government/others.

Community Outreach

Beyond hospital walls, TLM Muzaffarpur Hospital actively works with schools, tribal communities, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations to improve health awareness and social inclusion.