First PHC in the country to be accredited by NABH: Happening in Modi's land!!!

Next week, the four-decade-old PHC at Gadhboriad village in Naswadi taluka of Vadodara district will undergo its final inspection by the Quality Control Board of India before it is accredited under the NABH guidelines.

Over a decade back, the PHC here was in a very bad shape with leaky roofs and inadequate infrastructure. The condition was no better than that of a bus depot.

The accreditation of the health care centre is done under the criteria of patient satisfaction, community satisfaction, employee satisfaction and environment protection.

PHC at Gadhboriad is equipped with antenatal care unit, baby warmers, neonatal kits and other amenities for safe deliveries.

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Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (CEMONC) centres

Mr. Vijayakumar said a lot of importance was being given to maternal and neonatal care in Government hospitals through the Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (CEMONC) centres, which take care of mother and child. “The ultimate goal is to reduce maternal mortality in the State,” he said.

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Neo care center at Oyster & Pearl Hospital

Neo care centre inaugurated at Oyster & Pearl Hospital
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The neo care unit has the latest equipment in neo-natal care such as Giraffe, ... This is the first of its kind in Pune and probably in India too.”

Lullaby Warmer

LinkGE Healthcare, the US$ 17 billion healthcare and life sciences solutions business of global major General Electric Company, has donated a Lullaby Warmer each to eight selected children's hospitals across India.

Sick New Born Care Unit (SNBCU)

The 18-month-old state-of-the-art Sick New Born Care Unit (SNBCU) set up in the Guna district hospital in the heart of tribal Madhya Pradesh has already saved the lives of 2,941 new-born babies. From the 3,262 sick babies admitted to the unit, doctors have saved the lives of 2,941 neonates, ensuring a survival rate of 89 per cent. Link to Story

Magnesium useful for newborns with low oxygen

Magnesium useful for newborns with low oxygen Reuters - USA ... to a trial conducted in India and published in the journal Pediatrics. ... trial included 40 term infants admitted to their neonatal intensive care unit ...

Technology Update: Neonatal Care

GE Scientists Create Wireless Sensing Platform That Could ...StreetInsider.com (subscription) - Birmingham,MI,USAThis type of sensor could have advantages in monitoring premature babies in a neonatal intensive careunit (NICU). Premature infants have very sensitive and ...