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Sri Sathya Sai Institute Of
Higher Medical Sciences SSSIHMS Today - Take a Tour!
Welcome!
Ready to take a photographic tour of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of
Higher Medical Sciences?
Here's some pleasant news…joining you in this tour is none other
than His Excellency Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, President of India!
So, have an enjoyable and enlightening experience…
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Welcoming you at the Central Dome of the Hospital
is the Director Dr. A. N. Safaya, himself.
Formerly, the Medical Director of the All India
Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr. Safaya has been
the Director of SSSIHMS since inception.
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The
Central Dome is Cathedral like, with its ornate
designs, the magnificent altar, the dazzling
chandelier and the Venetian glasses. It here, that
all patients, staff and even visitors, say a
little prayer, before they enter the hospital. |
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A
miniature model of the hospital is right outside
the dome, for you to behold. They say that the
artist took more time for making the model, than
Swami did, for building the entire Hospital! |
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Let
us move on, to the Cardiology Outpatient
Department. Of course, this OPD, like all other
OPDs in this Hospital, is packed with patients.
The cardiology OPD sees about 125 patients
everyday. |
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The
patient first gets registered in the OPD, where he
is given a unique Hospital ID Number. The records
of all patients are computerized and kept in the
indigenously developed Hospital Information
System. |
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The
2D-Echo machines are the workhorses of the Cardiac
OPD. They give a dynamic two-dimensional image of
the heart and are extremely useful in diagnosing a
majority of heart diseases, including complex
congenital diseases. |
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Time
to move on to the nearby Imaging Department…Dr.Reddy,
Consultant Radiologist, explains the working of
the 1000 MA X-Ray machine and fluoroscope. These
machines are vital for diagnosis. The X-Ray is the
surgeon's favorite 'guidebook' to the patient, on
the operating table. |
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A
much more 'detailed guidebook' is the Computerized
Tomograpic (CT) Scan of the patient, which gives
the Doctor a slice-by-slice view of the diseased
area. The CT Scan is extremely useful diagnostic
tool for aneurysms, tumors and bone injuries.
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Using the Gamma Camera, doctors obtain very clear
images of various parts of the body, such as the
heart, kidney and thyroid gland. To obtain these
images, tiny amounts of radioactive materials (called
"tracers") are introduced into the patient, which
emit radioactive gamma rays that are detected by
the machine. |
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Now…to
the Cathlab, in the first floor where the
Cardiologists are busy performing an Angioplasty.
There are two Cath labs (a Monoplane and a Biplane),
where various diagnostic and interventional Caths
are performed. |
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Dr.Iyer, Consultant Cardiologist, tells that both
the Cathlabs are equipped with digital image
converters that can store patient information. The
Cathlab immensely interests the President, who as
a scientist had previously designed an
indigenously made stent, and here after plans to
design indigenous and economical Cathlabs, for the
ailing and indigent in his country. |
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The
broad corridor from the Cath lab leads to the
adjacent operating rooms, facilitating quick
surgical interventions in case of an emergency.
The two operating rooms are utilized to the
maximum and are equipped with heart lung machines,
online gas monitoring facilities, cellsavers,
centrifugal pumps; and of course, exceptionally
skilled surgeons! |
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The
Intensive Care Unit, adjacent to the operating
rooms, is geared to give the best post-operative
care to the patient. There are even infant warmers
for the babies. The President (who has put on the
gown before entering the sterile area) is
obviously impressed with the level of care Dr.
Neelam Desai, Surgeon Incharge, gives to her
patients. |
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Once
the patients are stabilized, they are moved to the
wards, where care, and love along with,
accelerates their recovery. The patients are all
praise for the nurses, here. |
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The
radiance of His Grace is visible on the faces of
the patients…. The pain has vanished and smiles
say it all. |
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A
quick detour, to the Department of Urology. Here,
the President is stunned by the display, Dr.Bhat,
the Department Chairman, has upon the shelves.
Huge stones (some of them rocks!), deadly tumors,
and totally diseased kidneys that once threatened
patients' lives…lie harmless on the shelves. The
patients are long gone…happily leading the lives
that they now owe to Bhagawan. |
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Finally,
to the Department of Ophthalmology, which offers a
complete spectrum of comprehensive and advanced
diagnostic and treatment facilities for all
disorders of the eye. The investigative tools here,
are state-of-art, and are complemented only by
the expertise of the doctors. |
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The
President keenly listens to Dr.Sasirekha explain
the way the FFA machine locates the tiny blood
vessels that are damaged in a patient's retina.
The damage is then quickly remedied using a laser,
before the patient is plunged into a world of
total darkness. Yes…the Hospital indeed is a
beacon…for lives lost in the hopelessness of
disease. |
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It is time now to say
good-bye…
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As
you drive on, look back, at this Edifice of Love
and Hope…and carry its memories with you… discover
the joy in giving…and celebrate the joy of living! |
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Source:
Radio Sai
E-Magazine, November 1, 2003
http://media.radiosai.org/Journals/Vol_01/05NOV01/TemplesHealing/TakeTour.htm
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