Mobile Hospital

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba laid down four guiding principles for Healthcare Initiatives.

1) Medical care must be provided free of charge

2) Medical care must be administered with love and care

3) Every patient must be given the best available treatment

4) Finally “treat the patient and not merely the disease”.

“Doctors should win the hearts of the patients by talking to them with compassion and concern. Diseases are half cured when the doctors talk to the patients with love and consideration.” -Sri Sathya Sai Baba, January 21, 1994

“Doctors should serve the poor with spirit of sacrifice. There is no greater service than this. God is the sole refuge of the destitute and the forlorn. As man is the embodiment of God, it is his primary duty to help the destitute and the forlorn” – Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Bhagawan’s principal message to the medical fraternity during His Valedictory discourse at the International Cardiac Conference in 1995 was “Make love the capsule that you offer to your patients… anything you do with love will be rewarding.” This is the Divine direction for Medicare of the 21st century and Bhagawan has amply demonstrated to the world, through practical examples, what should be done and how it can be achieved.

1. To achieve Holistic Health care that must reach the doorstep of poor people
2. To educate people how not to fall sick through Audio Visual presentations on preventive healthcare including health & hygiene

• State-of-the-art healthcare
• Free healthcare
• Compassionate healthcare
• Comprehensive healthcare
• Preventive healthcare
• Timely delivery of healthcare

1. Curative drive
2. Preventive focus
3. Spiritual base

• Preventive Healthcare – A major focus of the Medical Mission. Teams are be deployed to educate the rural brethren to educate the underprivileged about health and hygiene and the need for healthy living
• Free Medical Centres / Clinics (called as ‘Sai Krupas’ established all over India.) , Medical camps conducted in various States,
• Medical Camps during Bhagawan’s Birthday Celebrations,
• Specialty camps ,
• Camps as part of Gram Seva,
• Integration of Medical activities with Sri Sathya Sai Village Integrated Programme –SSSVIP
• Individual doctors clinics - Allowpathy, Homeopathy and Ayurvedic
• Sri Sathya Sai Mobile Health Services
• Tele-medicine Services
• Blood donation camps (Liquid Love donation camps)
• Sai Rehabilitation Programmes
• Eradication of Malnutrition
• Disaster Management

1. Creating basic awareness on Preventive Medicine.
2. Villagers receive talks, demonstrations and video shows on basic health and hygiene covering food habits, personal hygiene and cleanliness of surroundings. They are also educated on the ill effects of vices such as drinking, smoking and chewing tobacco.

• Individual Care
• Employment Care
• Educational Care
• Spiritual Care
• Agri Care
• Social Care

• Medical services included administration of first aid, treatment of acute and chronic conditions,
• More importantly, because of the sudden catastrophic nature of such calamities, grief counseling is being given to the affected individuals, families, and large groups. This allows the individual, the family, and the community to emotionally cope with the situation and move on with their lives.

The Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations platform is open to all members of the Medical Fraternity to render Medical Seva, be it urban or rural , so that more and more members can join this holy work.

Mobile Medical Vans in AP

"Service to Man is Service to God”, is the often repeated quote of Bhagawan and taking inspiration from that, the Sri Sathya Sai Organisations, Andhra Pradesh initially launched five Mobile Hospitals on 28th Nov 2010 to benefit Villagers who live far away from health care facilities.

As on Nov 2018, Eight miniature mobile hospitals with most modern diagnostic equipment/facility including Ultra Sonogram, X-ray, E.C.G., Semi Auto Analyser, Haemo Meter, Centrifuge, Autoclave, Steam Steriliser, Eye-Refraction Equipment, ENT, Orthopedics, Blood Glucose Monitor, Ophthalmology Scope, Nebuliser, Dental Equipment and Gynaecology Test Kit have been acquired to take health care to the doorsteps of the needy, ill and poor villagers in the districts of Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, Kadapa, Chittoor etc.

With these Sri Sathya Sai Mobile Hospitals, Primary Care will be rendered along with health and hygiene awareness education. With the help of voluntary services rendered by Doctors, Para Medical Staff and Sevadal, the patients who need critical care, secondary and tertiary care will be hospitalised in the affiliated nursing homes to our organisation in towns and cities and they will be provided the essential medical care with love and compassion.

Total cost of the vehicle is Rs.11 lakh and equipments cost around 4 lakh. The monthly expenditure will be around Rs. 40,000. The services of the mobile hospital will be concentrated in tribal villages and slums. A cluster of 10 to 15 villages in tribal area will be selected and door-to-door survey will be conducted to identify those needing treatment and to arrange doctors, technicians and medicines. A centrally located village will be identified as camp point.

Mobile Medical Vans in AP- at a Glance

Sl. No.	District	Sl. No.	District
1	Visakhapatnam	5	West Godavari
2	Chittoor	6	Krishna
3	Nellore	7	Srikakulam
4	East Godavari	8	Vizianagaram

Follow-up cases

Hundreds of follow-up cases come across in the medical camps. Some seem to be serious, and volunteers make note of these them, arrange dates for operation/treatment, bring the patients to Hyderabad City, accommodate them in local Sathya Sai Temples, and provide them with food and other necessities. The next day, the patients are taken to the hospital, where doctors carry out investigations and take up surgeries. In some cases, the patient is asked to come for many sittings/visits; Sathya Sai Volunteers pay for incidentals and arrange the operation dates. A few patients are described below; many such cases have been taken up during the period.

Case No 1: Master Lord Sai (M/13), giant tumor

An orphan boy from one of the Sai Centers from Ubalanka, near Ravulapalem, E.G. Dist., suffering from a giant tumor on his right hand, referred to Hyderabad for treatment/surgery. He was taken and shown in Indo American Cancer Institute/Osmania Hospitals. After conducting various investigations like blood tests, X-Ray, MRI, bone scanning, and bone angiogram, Dr. Kodandapani, MS, Ortho Surgeon, performed surgery on 21.6.2012, and the patient was discharged on 4.7.2012 after recovery. The State President, SSSSO, AP visited Osmania Hospital on 23.7.2012 and saw the patient.

Case No 2: Sri M. Srinivasa Rao, (M/49), Big sebaceous cyst

During one of the regular Mobile Medical Services at Krishna District, one Sri Moka Srinivasa Rao,(M/49) was suffering from infected big sebaceous cyst, which was affecting his daily activities. The patient was admitted to the Swamy Devotee hospital; surgery was conducted on 15.8.2012 by a devotee general surgeon. The surgery was successful, and the patient became comfortable and is attending to his normal duties.

Case No 3: Master Rohit, (M/04), spinal cord correction

A 4 year old boy, Chi. Rohit, was diagnosed during a routine medical checkup at Poleti Tippa village near Machilipatnam with a congenital anomaly: MENINGOCELE OF SPINAL CORD. If this was not corrected, the boy would suffer paralysis of both legs and would lose control in passing motion and urine in few months’ time. The boy was taken to a neuro surgeon at NRI Hospital and the defect was corrected in January 2013. The boy is doing well after the operation.

Case No 4: N. Lakshmana Rao, (M/55), (Tribal), fire accident

Sri Lakshmana Rao met with a fire accident five years back, and his right leg was burnt and twisted. The doctors in the Mobile Health Services camp suggested him for follow up treatment. The patient was brought to Rajahmundry and admitted to the Sai Orthopedic Hospital Rajahmundry for further treatment. Doctors did the treatment free of cost until the patient was totally recovered and discharged. The local Samithi (Sai Center) provided medicines and food to the patient.

Case No 5: Smt Saramma, (F/25) (Tribal women), mentally retarded case

Smt. Saramma, a Tribal woman residing at Busigudem became mentally retarded due to her husband’s misbehavior. She spent sleepless nights without food for her husband and became mad. The Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisation, East Godavari District, while doing Mobile Health Services at Rampachodavaram, Agency area, East Godavari District, identified this patient, and she was brought to Rajahmundry and was admitted to the mental hospital. After 21 days of treatment, she recovered 75%. She was given further treatment, recovered totally, and was sent back home. Medicines and food were provided by the local Sai Center (Samithi).

ENT and eye surgeries are regularly taken up to benefit the villagers.

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Rehabilitation Programme - SSSH

Sai Rehabilitation Program is Healing the Body, Mind and Spirit for post discharge cardiac patients from SSSIHMS, Prasanthigram and Whitefield. The vision is that patients must reap the benefits of Sai free tertiary medical care by not only regaining their health, but also be able to resume their roles and responsibilities to their families. Program Mission is to realize the tertiary medical care, through a seamless integration of free tertiary care at the Hospital and local post discharge Sai Rehabilitation through Sri Sathya Sai Seva organizations.

It is a unique initiative of Baba's Super Specialty Hospitals in Puttaparthi and Bangalore, seeks to continue, sustain and boost the hospital-patient relationship. Elsewhere, once the bills are paid and the patient is discharged, the hospital has hardly any connection with the patient. But those operated in Swamy's hospitals are handed over to a local doctor for follow up and to take care of their health which is vital for cardiac patients. Post Surgery recuperative care and continuing doctor's consultation for a period of six months and regular medication and diagnostic tests and lifestyle changes are vital for cardiac patients as most patients are poor and illiterates.

Sai Rehabilitation Program was launched ten years back in Andhra Pradesh in January, 2008. The feed back forms of the patients are sent directly by SSSIHMS, Prasanthigram to the District SRP Coordinator, after discharge of the patient from the hospital. The District Coordinator contacts the patient directly/through respective Samithi Convenor and takes him to the District designated doctor for first, second and third check ups in a period of six months. Patients undergone Valve replacement surgeries are followed life long basis. About 100 qualified Doctors from all the 14 Districts are actively participating in the Divine activity voluntarily. All Samithis of Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, Andhra Pradesh are partners of this Divine project.

Purpose of the Project:

1. Post-surgery recuperative care;
2. Continuing doctor-consultations for a period of six months;
3. Regular medication and diagnostic tests, and lifestyle changes vital for cardiac patients.
4. Many patients are poor and illiterate-hence unlikely to understand this and do the needful.
5. Considering that SSSIHMS at Prasanthigram and Whitefield gives its hi-tech treatment entirely free of cost, the doctors felt their efforts shouldn't go waste after discharge the patient returns home.

Expected Result:

1. To see the patient attends three times counseling with local doctor without fail;
2. To keep inform the Super Specialty Hospital, Prasanthigram/Whitefield about the condition of the patient after every check up with the local doctor;
3. To watch whether the patient taking regular medication as prescribed by SSSIHMS Doctors,
4. To advise the patient to undergo regular tests wherever necessary without fail and regulate the medication in consultation with local doctor;

Achievements of the Project:

Patients are showing interest and approaching the SRP Coordinators to take them to the local Doctors, for their check ups on due dates. Patients are very happy with the services rendered by the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, AP in regularly contacting them and enquiring about their health conditions and taking them to local Doctors on the allotted dates. Further many Samithis in majority of the Districts are inviting the SRP patients to their regular Bhajans, special programmes and introducing them to the gathering. Some of the District Organisations are extending their services to the SRP patients also like distribution of Amrutha Kalasams etc. A constant rapport has to be maintained with the patients even after completion of curative period of six months and invite their families to the organizational activities regularly.

It is proposed to strengthen further this Divine Task by more dedication and devotion by contacting the discharged patients personally and sharing our love and affection for their social rehabilitation and spiritual orientation.

The following is the status as on 08.08.2018:

No. of cases received from Super Specialty Hospital, Prasanthi Gram - 1484

No. of cases received from Super Specialty Hospital, Whitefield - 413 (from March,2009)

Total No. of cases - 1897"

***** Jai Sairam