Quality Healthcare to70000 patients in Rural India

SPARSH Rural Hospital, a public private partnership model located in interior village Sastur, in Osmanabad District of Maharashtra in India reaches out to patients from 234 villages in the area through general health services, Reproductive and Child Health (RCH), prevention and care of people living with HIV/AIDS, and outreach work through the Mobile Medical Unit (MMU). Everyday around 250-300 patients visit the hospital for treatment from villages surrounding the hospital.

Current Scenario in the district

• 30% of the population is below poverty line (BPL), 50% is SC/ST and other minorities, and the district is among one of the 100 poorest districts in country.
• Lack of adequate health services (nearest PHC is around 10 km away & rural hospital is 30 km away).
• 38% of pregnant women still undergo delivery at home by untrained midwives, with 57.5% encountering complications during delivery.

Mother and Child health is one of the major focus in all our programs. Therefore, we continuously take steps to ensure quality services for this section of society. The SPARSH hospital has an exclusive ward for Post Natal Care of mothers and infants, an improved new labour room which is equipped for all kinds of high-risk delivery and operations. Our experienced and dedicated staff ensures that all patients are provided individualised care.

During the last few months, construction of a new labour unit which was going on is ready now and fully operational. With the construction of the new labour room, we now have facility for pre-labour, Labour and recovery room as per required health guidelines. This will provide comfort and appropriate facility for the women during pre-delivery, during labour and post- delivery for recovery before the patients are moved to the wards.

Every year around 1000 women benefit with safe deliveries at SPARSH ,this year from April 2018 onwards we have already conducted 610 deliveries out of which there are 230 deliveries through caesarean section , those being high risk deliveries.

Surekha was blessed a new life with twins:

Mrs. Surekha Salunkhe 23 years old resident of Balsur came at SPARSH hospital for routine checkup with 36 weeks of pregnancy with twin babies. She had complaints of pre-eclampsia and having high blood pressure. Patient was immediately admitted and blood pressure was monitored at regular intervals. In obstetric USG done it was found that the first baby was in breech and second baby was in vertex position. In the view of first baby in breech, the decision of emergency LSCS was to be done and required blood was given to the patient.

After emergency LSCS both babies were taken care by paediatrician for observation because the weight of both babies were only two kilograms. There was evidence of atonic post- partum haemorrhage which was treated and Surekha was kept under close observation for 7 days. Post 10 days the patient was discharged in normal condition. The village being in interiors there is no proper facility for managing complicated deliveries. Surekha was very happy with the quality service and care she got at SPARSH.

We would appeal to supporters in the cause to come forward and help many more Surekha’s!