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Udupi :Government of Karnataka Koosamma Shambhu Shetty Memorial Haji Abdullah Mother and Child Hospital, Udupi,a first of its kind hospital with PPP model with the Government of Karnataka has set an example of stupendous success in the world ofPrivate-Public Partnership (PPP) projects in the healthcare sector in India. An exclusive “completely free of cost”Mother and Child Hospital,a 200 bedded facility with an averagedaily occupancy of 75-80% is a boon to most of the people in need of quality healthcare.

Addressing a media conference at the hospital conference hall on Monday, February 24, Kushal Shetty, General Manager, BRS Health and Research Institure Pvt Ltd said that 

The present MCH has taken care of over 1,31,568  OBGand pediatricOPD cases, 15,303 IP cases and has witnessed 5588 deliveries as of today since its inception on 5^th February,2018. The LSCS rate for month of January 2020 was 47.1%.

Government of Karnataka KoosammaShambhu Shetty Memorial Haji Abdullah Mother and Child Hospital is a tie-up between the Government of Karnataka and BRS Health and Research Centre headed by Dr. B R Shetty, Chairman, BRS Ventures. The hospital offers world-class healthcare facilities to women and children of Udupiand beyond including Shimoga, Gadag, Karwar, Bagalkot, Dakshina Kannada, and provides services to the weakest sections of society. It forms an integral part of the philanthropic and innovative vision of Dr. BR Shetty to serve his native place and the state.

Government of Karnataka KoosammaShambhu Shetty Memorial Haji AbdullahMother and Child Hospital is a watershed project, where the state government has joined hands with a leading healthcare group to provide succor to the poor people of the region. The Memorandum of Understanding has allowed BRS Ventures to run the facilities for 30 years under a ‘’build-own-operate-transfer’’ model. The PPP model offered in this hospital is first of its kind in the entire country and its operation has been lauded by well-known personalities of the country. The hospital offers a wide variety of obstetric, gynecologic and pediatric services including 33 ICU beds (NICU, PICU, SICU, MICU),modular operation theatre, emergency room, blood storage, high-frequency ventilators, digital X-Ray, lab analyzers, ultrasonography imaging, amongst others.

Best-in-class Obstetrics& GynecologyHospital in the area:

The hospital witnesses close to 180 patients daily for OBGoutpatient department.The team of qualified in-houseobstetricians & gynecologists is available for the patients round the clock to address their various problems. Complete Antenatal Care, Antenatal Education, Nutritional Counselling, etc.are provided to the patients. The hospital is fully-equipped to take charge of high-risk pregnancy cases such as hypertension and diabetes complicating pregnancy, Antepartum Hemorrhage (like abruptio placenta & placenta previa), early and late preterm cases and with growth restricted fetuses where timely decisions are taken to salvage the fetuses.

Major gynecologic surgeries i.e., abdominal vaginal hysterectomies are done alongwith other gynecologic surgeries like myomectomies, cystectomies. Emergencies like ruptures tubal ectopics are also taken up here.

State-of-the-art, Level 3 NICU with advanced clinicalfacilities:

The Hospital has a11-bedded NICU with round the clock neonatal emergency services supervised by qualified neonatologists & pediatricians, well trained nurses, 24X7 duty doctors. Over the last six months, the hospital has witnessed over 695 NICU admissions with 31 babies receiving ventilator care.

Full-fledged PICU to treat all complicated cases:

PediatricIntensive Care Unit is a 6 bedded state-of-the-art ICU with 2 mechanical ventilators with over 168 admissions in the last 6 months.

To compliment the services further, Department of pediatrics witnessed & successfully treated some interesting and rare cases such as Infantile Tremor Syndrome in a 9-month-old female child, Acute Meningitis in an adolescent boy and vitamin D resistant Rickets in a 2-year-old girl child.

Talking about the remarkable achievements accomplished by the hospital,Mr. Kushal Shetty, General Manager, BRS Health and Research Institute Pvt Ltd said,“It has been a long journey for the entire team in transforming the hospital into a benchmark for all PPP projects in healthcare. In order to make the dream of his mother come true, Dr. BR Shetty, Chairman, BRS Ventures started this hospital with an aim to provide bestquality healthcare for the mother and childcompletely free of cost in Udupi district. We are happy that today, patients from all over Karnataka and other parts of the country, are availing services of this philanthropic facility by BRS Ventures. Our doctors have also shown their support and commitment for this noble cause by treating all kinds of obstetric, gynecologic and pediatric cases they receive in the hospital at any point of time. I am sure that in the near future, we will be able to introduce more advanced clinical facilities to ensure that people are treated for all gynecologic and pediatric health issues without any difficulties.”

Elaborating on the progress of this hospital, Dr. Ajoy Raj Malpe, Group Medical Director, BR Life said, “The free services provided in the hospital have been a boon for most of the patients from the weakest sections of the society. Our hospital provides 24X7 clinical services with well qualified doctors free of cost.  After the implementation of PPP model, we have brought new medical equipment and advanced technologies for the benefit of the patients. This has helped us in treating most of the critical and high-risk cases. Also, with the great backing of the doctors who are available round the clock for high risk cases, our patients are extremely satisfied. We are very happy with the support we are receiving from Government of Karnataka as well.”

The hospital has signed MoU with Father Muller’s college, Mangalorefor OBG postgraduate deputation & training programs and students from 6 nursing colleges will do their clinical postings in this hospital for OBG & pediatrics.The hospital has also cleared state level LaQshya inspection (maternity OT & LT),and is now going for national level inspection.

About Government of Karnataka KoosammaShambhu Shetty Memorial Haji Abdullah Mother and Child Hospital, Udupi:

Government of Karnataka KoosammaShambhu Shetty Memorial Haji Abdullah Mother and Child Hospital leads the way in providing high-quality healthcare services & world-class facilities to the people of Udupi and Karnataka. This hospital is the first-of-its-kind PPP model in healthcare industry resulted as a brainchild of Dr. B R Shetty in association with Government of Karnataka. With 200 bed capacity, this hospital offers latest diagnostic and treatment facilities, dedicated doctors and paramedical staff, 24/7 emergency unit, facilities like Neonatal ICUs with high frequency ventilators and modular operation theaters etc.