ABOUT THE HOSPITAL
TLM Chandkhuri Hospital was established in the year 1897.
Rev. K.W. Nottrott, an American Evangelical Church missionary built seven thatched houses for leprosy patients who had been driven out of their homes, in 1897. On noticing the plight of those persons, he was filled with compassion and started a famine kitchen to feed all those who were hungry. As more leprosy patients came to him, Rev. Nottrott built a hospital to take care of the critically ill patients. In due course, the Mission to Lepers (now, The Leprosy Mission Trust India) took over the hospital. That old hospital building has been replaced by a new modern well-equipped hospital in 1995 with all modern amenities. With the opening of the new buildings, treatment for non-leprosy patients has also started.
The facilities provided by the hospital include consulting rooms, in-patient rooms, operating theatre, laboratory services, ECG services, X-ray services, counselling, physiotherapy, pharmacy, MCR protective footwear and artificial limbs.
Goal of the hospital
The goal of the hospital is to improve the health and quality of life of people affected by leprosy and other marginalised groups, in and around the district. The hospital aims to achieve its goal through:
- Referring leprosy patients to government primary health centres (PHCs), and at the same time providing MDT to patients who are unable to access it from the PHCS.
- Working in partnership with the government and other agencies to provide facilities that cannot be directly provided.
- Awareness raising about leprosy and self-care in the community.
- Surgical interventions for patients with complicated ulcers.
- Conducting training in leprosy for NLEP staff
- Providing general health services to people below poverty line through government health insurance scheme (Rashtriya Swastha Bima Yojana).
- Identifying and referring people affected by leprosy to TLMTI vocational training centres for skills development.