Established in 2007 as the first referral-level hospital in Andur village and situated on a major National Highway, it is equipped with necessary medical apparatus and facilities, thereby making quality health care easily accessible and affordable to the population living in near-by villages.
The Janaki Hospital
HMF’s Janaki Hospital, situated in Andur, a medium-sized village located 50 km from Solapur on the National Highway, benefits from its strategic connectivity to adjacent villages, ensuring accessibility.
Before the establishment of Janaki Hospital by HMF, the nearest secondary healthcare facility was located in Solapur city. Emergencies such as those arising out of snake-bites, scorpion-bites and heart attacks required immediate attention, and Solapur was too far a city. Also, frequent traffic congestion along the route often deterred villagers from seeking timely treatment, resulting in inconvenience and delays. This situation also compounded the financial strain on rural families, as they faced additional expenses for transportation, lost wages, and medical bills.
In response to these challenges, Janaki Hospital was founded with contributions from individuals and organizations. Through these donations, the hospital has been able to provide healthcare services at affordable rates tailored to the socioeconomic status of the local community.
Bringing Affordable and Quality Care Closer: The Janaki Hospital, Andur
Smt. Indu Virendra Gupta Trauma And Critical Care Centre: A vital component of Janaki Hospital
Following the construction of the four-lane Mumbai-Hyderabad National Highway 64 and the subsequent increase in heavy traffic, the incidence of road accidents escalated. To address the rising number of medical emergencies, particularly those resulting from accidents on the highway, Janaki Hospital expanded its services by establishing a ‘Trauma and Critical Care Center’. The building construction work began in 2013, and by 2017, it became fully operational. Equipped with state-of-art facilities including digital X-rays and CT scan apparatus, portable ECG machines, a specialized Casualty Section for emergency cases, highly equipped intensive care units and a physiotherapy unit, the centre ensures comprehensive care for patients in critical conditions.
The trust received generous support from Mr. Vishal Gupta, a former employee of Goldman Sachs UK, who has supported the construction of the Smt. Indu Virendra Gupta Trauma and Critical Care Center.
List of Facilities
Outpatient consultation, Inpatient treatment, Specialized Casualty Section
Male, female, and paediatric wards
Bed capacity of 60 with 5 special rooms, 10 beds in ICU and 10 beds in Casualty
Cardiac intensive care with ventilator facility, Emergency and Orthopaedic Care, Obstetric Care, Neo-natal Care
Well-equipped Operation theatre for minor and major surgeries
Laboratory with an auto-analyzer for CBC and biochemistry analyzer
X-ray, digital X-ray, Ultrasound, CT scan, Portable ECG machines
Medical store
Out-reach and reach
Out-reach to seek referrals to the Hospital is facilitated through the government appointed village health workers – ASHAs, volunteers and staff associated with HMF, the local doctors and other health-care professionals.
HMF Hospital that is located on the major Highway, it is well connected to adjacent villages and covers a population of nearly 150,000 villagers.
The dream
Equip the Hospital with Telemedicine Services that utilizes electronic communication technologies to connect with health specialists and provide remote healthcare support.
Bring ‘Alternative Medicines’ under one roof of the Hospital so that it gives choice to patients as well as doctors for seeking the most appropriate treatment.
Provide opportunities for local medical colleges, interested health-care interns as well as practitioners to work at the hospital or even operate certain services of the Hospital.
Other activities of the Hospital
Preventive health care
HEALTH CHECK-UP CAMPS:
These camps provided physical health check-ups and blood sample testing as needed. They were conducted both at hospital premises and in HMF’s project villages. The following types of camps had been organized:
- General Health Check-up Camps
- Special Health Camps for women’s reproductive healthcare
- Camps for Senior Citizens
- Surgical Camps
- Cancer Detection Camps (e.g., in collaboration with the Nargis Dutt Cancer Hospital, Barshi) that offered services such as breast examinations, thyroid tests, pap-smear tests, fine needle aspiration, etc.
HEALTH AWARENESS AND EDUCATION
The awareness and education strategy encompasses:
- Conducting lectures, demonstrations, and discussions during Health Camps.
- Organizing awareness activities through women’s Self-Help Groups (SHGs), focusing on training them in early detection and referrals.
- Providing training to village volunteers and health workers (Bharat Vaidya) to effectively educate villagers on pressing health issues.
Addressing Anaemia Issues among Adolescent Girls
- Through Research Survey of 400 girls in the 10-19 age group – to understand the prevalence and gravity of anemia among girls. …….number of girls were found to be anemic with Hb levels of ……….
- Provide the necessary iron supplements. Iron tablets were provided to …….. girls
(This project was designed in collaboration with the financial partner – University of Nottingham UK and the implementing partner – Ashwini Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Solapur, Maharashtra.)
Health Insurance (2005 -2008)
HMF noted the significant obstacles women face in accessing healthcare due to familial obligations and cultural norms. Additionally, their reproductive roles called for quality health care and other support. Acknowledging the critical need for improved maternal and newborn care, HMF advocated for insurance coverage. Initially targeting women in Bachat Gats (Self-Help Groups), it later extended this initiative to encompass other family members.
Prior to 2004, health insurance companies were reluctant to cover pregnancies as being the ‘known risk’ factors. However, through HMF’s advocacy, a prominent insurance company pioneered a scheme for coverage of a woman’s first two pregnancies. Despite initial challenges in persuading families to opt for such insurance, between 2005 and 2008, nearly 5,000 families were insured. The HMF Hospital was thus able to offer a cashless facility for policyholders.
For an annual premium of Rs.375/-, coverage extended to a woman’s husband and two children for expenses up to Rs.5000/-. This package also earmarked Rs.1500/- specifically for pregnant women, allocated for delivery expenses.
In addition to health insurance, with HMF’s assistance, villagers began opting for insurance covering accidents, natural deaths, disasters, and fires, and also educational insurance. Notably, educational insurance had two unexpected outcomes: it encouraged families to prioritize their daughters’ education and ensured daughters weren’t married before the age of 18. Seizing this opportunity, HMF proactively educated the community on minimum marriage age, family planning, contraceptive use, child spacing, newborn care, and reproductive health.
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