ABOUT THE HOSPITAL
TLM Dayapuram Hospital was established in the year 1913.
Rev. Stanley Vaughn of the American Madurai Mission started an asylum for leprosy patients who have been thrown out of their homes, in 1913, in Dayapuram, on the banks of River Vaigai, about four km from the town of Manamadurai, in Sivagangai district of Tamil Nadu. The Mission to Lepers (now, The Leprosy Mission Trust India) was involved with the working of the asylum from the beginning. In 1955 it took over the management of the asylum and presently, it is a full-fledged hospital catering to the medical needs of people in and around Dayapuram.
The facilities provided by the hospital include out-patient facilities, in-patient services, operating theatre, laboratory services, ECG services, X-ray services, counselling, physiotherapy, pharmacy, MCR protective footwear and artificial limbs.
Goal of the hospital
The goal of the hospital is to provide holistic medical care to people affected by leprosy and others in the taluks of Manamadurai, Ilayangudi and Tirupuvanam, Sivagangai, in Tamil Nadu. It aims to address physical and psychological problems faced by people affected by leprosy.
The Hospital aims to achieve these goals through:
- Managing ocular problems due to leprosy, medical management, and surgical management through referral systems.
- Teaching self-care methods to patients and their families, providing primary and secondary healthcare for medical and dermatological services in the community.
- Referring people who need social welfare measures to the appropriate department in the government and other NGOs, and referring children affected by leprosy to vocational training centres.
- Working in partnership with District Rehabilitation Officer and the District Welfare Officer of the Government of Tamil Nadu for the benefit of people affected by leprosy/disability.