Care of Neonates :
Neaonatal Mortality rate is a social index that depicts the health of the nation.One should aim to see that every child born should live through.
Dharwad, even though a district headquarter had no neonatal care concept. All tiny babies were referred elsewhere. Dr.Rajan was the pioneer to bring the concept of neonatal intensive care and started NICU with warmer, incubator and Phototherapy way back in 1978-79. It was a boon to the innumerable babies born in Dharwad and surrounding villages. So far more than 35,000 children must have received the benefit of lease of life. Many of these NICU graduates are now doctors and engineers and an IAS Officer too. It is a great satisfactory feeling indeed.
800 gm baby lives through – July 4th 1981
Gudusab was born to an Rh negative mother and Rh positive father. They came from a very poor family and had lost all seven babies. This 8th baby was weighing 800 gms only. The baby was kept in NICU for 3 months and with various ups and downs ultimately came through. The treatment was done entirely on a charity basis. It was a rare phenomenon in those days and thus touched the headlines of most of the news dailies even on the front page.NICU setup in District Civil Hospital Dharwad – Going beyond his own hospital
Dr.Rajan went out to establish a state of art NICU setup in the 120 year old District Hospital during 1998. The setup was well made out with central oxygen central suction warmers, phototherapy units and feeding rooms. It was inaugurated by the then Minister Shri Hindasgiri and Rotary International Director PC Thomas. This unit must have given lease of life to more than 50,000 babies from poor communities.
Presently his hospital has Level III modular NICU is a tertiary referral centre now
Neonatal ward in municipal corporation hospital
As a visiting pediatrician Dr. Rajan has revamped the neonatal and maternity wards with the help of local philanthropists. The nurses and the staff are also trained to take care of the newly born. With this the neonatal care has improved to a great extent.
S.T.A.B.L.E Workshop on neonatal care by doctors from USA
A team of 1 neonatologist and 2 nurses from Valley Children’s Hospital, Fresno, California visited Dr.Rajan’s hospital as part of the Vocational Training Team from Rotary International. The team conducted S.T.A.B.L.E workshop for the nursing staff and provided hands on training for a period of 3 days in February 2015. S.T.A.B.L.E stands for Sugar & Safe care, Temperature, Airway, Blood Pressure, Lab Work and Emotional Support. The training gave a new perspective to the staff about handling neonates and updated their knowledge. The team appreciated the current neonatal ICU set up and services being provided in his hospital.
Inauguration of NICU by Rotary International Director Dr. P.C. Thomas. Hon.Minister Shri A.M.Hindasageri, MLA Shri Chandrakant Bellad & District Surgeon Dr. H.L.Mankani look on.
Neonatal Training for Nurses
Stable workshop conducted by faculty from USA for Doctors & Nurses