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RENOVATION OF CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL
OPERATION THEATRE
RWS launched a project to renovate the operating theatre
at the not-for-pro昀椀t Christian Hospital in Indore (India),
known locally as the Mission Hospital. The project is a
direct result of RWS colleagues’ desire to support with
the RWS sustainability strategy as well as make a real
di昀昀erence in its community.
The Christian Hospital originated as a small clinic in 1887.
As the city grew, so did the hospital. Today it is a leading
150-bed hospital providing services to over 10,000
patients every year. This community-based teaching
hospital provides low-cost care to people from all social
and economic backgrounds, with an emphasis on care
for women and children as well as a focus on the poor,
underprivileged and marginalised.
Because the Christian Hospital operates as a charity,
funds to improve and maintain the hospital are very
limited. While the hospital is working actively to renovate
its building and other medical infrastructure, operational
limitations exist that could compromise care if left
unaddressed.
The hospital’s operating theatres, sta昀昀 room, scrub room
and wash area walls showed signs of water seepage
and had peeling paint. Operating tables did not adjust
easily and lights did not provide enough lighting for the
procedures. Despite these challenging conditions, the
hospital continues to perform all necessary surgeries due
to overwhelming need and its commitment to care for all
patients equally.
A major bene昀椀t of the renovation project is that it could
be completed quickly – in two and a half months – which
minimised the impact to the hospital’s operations.
The new modular operating theatre o昀昀ers the hospital’s
doctors, nurses and patients many functional and medical
bene昀椀ts, such as the ability to perform imaging and take
x-rays during surgery. This provides doctors with real-time
information and aids them in making informed decisions
for the patient’s care. Doctors are also better able to
manage complications during surgery, improving patient
safety and o昀昀ering patients and their families greater
peace of mind.
Doctors can now collaborate on a single patient’s care,
ensuring the right care is provided at the right time,
especially for more complex or challenging procedures.
Also, hospital costs decrease when a wider variety of
procedures can be performed in the same operating
room, improving e昀케ciencies and reducing the need for
beds.
Improved technology is another essential element of
this renovation. New monitors can better track patient
vital signs, the operating table can be raised, lowered
and tilted, and improved operating room lamps allow
for brilliant illumination during surgery. Localised
temperature and humidity controls lead to better safety
and comfort for medical sta昀昀.
With these renovations, the improved operating room
allows the hospital to become a centre of surgical quality,
excellence in care and patient safety for its community.
The renovated operation theatre will allow us to
“ perform
surgical procedures that require time,
patience, focus and safety with ease and thus better
services,” said Shini Godwin, Director, School of
Nursing, Christian Hospital. “We will be able to adopt
a patient-centered, physician-led and team-based
surgical care model which will be bene昀椀cial for all
stakeholders in the hospital.
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