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World Mental Health Day-10th October 2022

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   continued... Bijit Das who was in ICU from last 5days was shifted to ward as he was stable. I met him during round, he looked very fresh. Oxygen was provided as support. On query he said that he was feeling good, was able to do normal day to day activities. He even had walk in the corridor in the morning. He said that he was very much thankful to his mother who managed  to got him treated well. I enquired what had happened to him. He said that he used to take illicit substances long ago. He was kept in rehab centre. In the centre therapy was given., they are engaged in some or other activities so that they are busy and have no thoughts for other activities. During durga puja he said that he had brought new clothes for the family members, did all purchases from his salary. He also wanted to meet his friends. Next day he went out without informing anybody. He went to his friends and had the injectable one. As he taken the injectable with empty stomach , the effec...

Addiction makes good people do terrible things..

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                                                                                            Addiction makes good people do terrible things.. It was on the 5 th  October 2022, two women came to my office. On query it was found that they were the attendants of a patient named Bijit Das who was admitted in ICU. The patient was kept on ventilator. One of the women stated that she is the mother in-law of the patient and the other one was the mother. I made them seated comfortably and then enquired about the health of the patient, the mother stated that the he was admitted in a very critical condition but now his condition has improved. They had come to discuss some issues related to patient bill. The mother of the patient told that, her husband died 8years...

Being a parent is one of the hardest things....

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Photo Courtesy :- Niharika Singh  (To maintain the confidentiality, the face of the child has been blurred)                                    Being a parent is one of the hardest things.... It was Saturday, 1st October 2022 myself and my team member Niharika Singh went for hospital round as we do the other days. We went to Mother and Child Block as there were some issues related to Housekeeping & Maintenance department. In the 4th floor, when we entered pediatric  ward we saw a child of around seven years, lean and thin, looking pale.. sitting in the pediatric  bed. He has put his head down, he had taken the  support of the bed railing, .. . As we entered after seeing him I uttered Hey Hero! what happened. He didn't utter a word neither did he saw towards us. Niharika called "Babu! just see this side.".. but there was no response from his side. Again Niharika called "...

Celebrated Nutritional Flavor at Marwari Hospitals

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                                             Celebrated Nutritional Flavor at Marwari Hospitals The long wait was over, on 01.10.2022 the winners of Salad competition were to be declared.  September 1, 2022 to September 7, 2022 was celebrated as “National Nutritional Week” in Marwari Hospitals . The participating team had not only decorated the salad with fruits and vegetables but also had tried their level best to maintain the nutritional level. Sr. Manager HR initiated the programme. Sri R.S Joshi ji, General Secretary, Marwari Hospitals, House Keeping Committee Convener Sr Pradeep Bhuwalka ji, Sri Manish Khatuwala ji, House Committee Member, Dr. Jayanta Prasad Sarma , Director Medical Services, Sri Rohit Upadhayay, Dr. Atul Agarwal, Laboratory Laboratory, Ms Pannasri Devi, Sr. Manager HR, myself, HODs. & in...

Housekeeping Week Celebrated at Marwari Hospitals - 26.09.2022 to 01.10.2022

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                    Housekeeping Week Celebrated at Marwari Hospitals - 26.09.2022 to 01.10.2022 Housekeeping in hospitals may be defined as ‘providing a clean, comfortable, safe and aesthetically appealing environment to the patients’. It is an operational department which is responsible for cleanliness, maintenance, aesthetic upkeep of patient care areas rooms and the surroundings. The housekeeping department not only turnarounds (prepares and clean patient care areas) on a timely manner, it maintains the cleanliness in the hospital so that patient care is not affected. The department's primary communications are with the nursing team.  The department also coordinates closely with the maintenance or engineering department, as the housekeeping staff identifies different types of maintenance issues while cleaning the patient care areas and reports to the maintenance team for rectification or replacement. Example snags or is...

Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Programme

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                                                                                                      Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Programme                     (Organised by:  Guwahati Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society in association with Marwari Hospitals in  memory of Late Dr. Niharika Kalita) A gynaecological cancer awareness programme was held at Marwari Hospitals on 29.09.2022 (Thursday) in the memory of late Dr. Niharika Kalita, former gynaecologist of the hospital  who passed away on July 12 last year during her tenure as a doctor at the hospital after battling cancer for four years. The programme started with welcom...