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The late Dr. Parvinder Singh, founder of Fortis Healthcare envisioned a 'world-class healthcare delivery system as a larger-than-life concept a privilege for the many, rather than the preserve of a few'.
Fortis Hospital, Mohali has taken several initiatives to fulfill its corporate social responsibility. Since the inception of the hospital - ours has been a very intense and committed effort to cater to all sections of society - including the weaker sections.
The main objective of Fortis Healthcare outreach Programmes is to increase awareness of the impact of preventable diseases like cardiac, diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis and hepatitis among people of the region. The outreach Programmes are carried out with the active participation of the local Rotary, Lion and various NGOs.
Chetna, ensuring the girl child a healthier future
Chetna (meaning –awakening) is an attempt by Fortis Hospital, Mohali to reach out to as many underprivileged girl children (age 0-18) as possible, and contribute towards ensuring that no girl is deprived of her basic rights to health, hygiene and nutrition. This project, initiated on September 24, 2006, is designed to ensure that female children in rural areas around Mohali get equal food, healthcare and nutrition as the male children, and the girl does not succumb to diseases caused due to lack of vitamins, minerals and proteins.
The initiative endeavors to provide underprivileged girl children proactive support through health services and information, and other types of education and training programs.
Sahayak, FHM’s Dialysis Support Initiative
Sahayak is a recently initiated support group for dialysis patients, most of who are visiting FHM almost three times a week, and are therefore special guests. Sahayak supports queries and health issues of patients of the region who may not have been treated by Fortis Healthcare. This voluntary support group organizes quarterly meetings, where senior doctors interact informally with the patients, and members share their thoughts with each other. Often experts/pharmaceutical advisors are called to tell the patients about the latest developments in dialysis. The group has about 40 members.
This initiative has also been widely appreciated; especially since Dialysis patients and their attendants perceive it as a forum to discuss their problems with the doctors. The Clinical Nutritionist especially draws out a menu for the lunch/tea that follows each meeting.
School Buddies by FHM
In ensuring a healthier future for our youth, School Buddies of Fortis Healthcare is an endeavor by FHM to educate young school going children on basics of health and hygiene. The motto behind catching them young is to inculcate healthy habits at an early age, so that they continue to follow them through the years.
For FHM, young, school going children are an important audience for outreach.
Working on the premise that the future generations will determine the progress and success of premium healthcare centers such as ours, it is a priority to introduce students to the system as early as possible. For this at least one industrial visit for schools per month is scheduled in our outreach programs. This includes a guided tour of the facility, followed by a lecture on topics such as ‘opportunities in hospitals’, ‘good diet’, ‘balance between work and play’, etc.
ACTFAST, educating the community about HIV/AIDS
As FHM established its presence in the region, it became acutely aware of the areas that needed intervention, one of the major issues being the combat against HIV/AIDS in the state of Punjab and the city of Chandigarh. Thus a decision was taken to dedicate the sixth year of FHM to a strenuous program of HIV/AIDS awareness. Driven personally by Mr. Shivinder Mohan Singh, the HIV/AIDS awareness initiative was launched on June 14, 2006.
After the initial Peer Education Training Program, a group of 20 voluntary enthusiasts from FHM started a group called ACTFAST, an amalgamation of doctors, nurses, educators, administrative and marketing people, all of who are otherwise actively pursuing their various corporate and medical functions in the hospital.
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programme - Creating Awareness
Fortis Hospital, Mohali regularly organizes continuing medical education (CME) Programmes. These activities teach people the advantages of preventive management of diseases. Over 45,000 people have been touched by more than 220 such Programmes, through senior citizen forums, the police, banks, schools, ex-servicemen groups, companies and the public - directly. Over 8,000 doctors in the region have benefited from over 225 such CMEs.
Best Of Our Doctors - At Your Door Steps
Fortis Healthcare has initiated another major activity, through its outreach programmes. This entails door-to-door visits by the senior consultants and associated consultants who conduct free OPDs, in association with local doctors. In this manner a large number of people, suffering from serious illness, have been treated and have received medical attention from the best of Fortis Healthcare's doctors - at their doorsteps!
Over 60,000 people have benefited from this programme and will continue to do so. The hospital has conducted more than 1,250 outstation OPDs across Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, North Rajasthan, Western Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal.
Fortis Healthcare golden Age Club - Exclusively For Senior Citizens
To celebrate its 4th Anniversary, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, ushered in a new era of corporate responsibility with the launch of the Fortis Healthcare golden Age Club. This initiative provides world-class healthcare and facilities to senior citizens (60 years and above). The treatment, facilities and care are offered at a cost that reflects Fortis Healthcare' respect for them.
Membership fee:
Rs. 500/- per annum
Consultation:
Unlimited free consultations across a wide range of specialities.
Timings:
9am - 6pm. On Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.
Other benefits :
- 20% discount on all OPD imaging facilities and physiotherapy
- 20% discount on laboratory investigations (except samples).
Through this initiative Fortis Healthcare aims to ensure that our senior citizens remain healthy and happy.
Saarthak - FHM's Cancer Support Initiative
Saarthak was started in May 2005 to extend support to Cancer patients not only from Fortis Healthcare, but also from the entire region. This voluntary support group organizes monthly meetings, where senior oncologists interact informally with the patients, and member shares their thoughts with each other. Often yoga and 'Art of Living' instructors are called to help the patients relax and de-stress.
Friends of Fortis Healthcare (FOF)
This is by far the most popular outreach programme of FHM, where ex-patients are invited on a regular basis, to interact with the specialists and have a cup of tea with them. The purpose is to provide ex-patients a platform to interact with their doctors informally and learn about the advancements in the area of treatment that they have undergone.
Creating Future Doctors
Every month, school going children are invited to Fortis Healthcare to learn about safety and first aid, and are introduced to the world of medicine. Senior members of the faculty deliver lectures to them, so that they can learn about the unlimited opportunities hospitals offer as careers.
Women Are Special
Fortis Healthcare gives great importance to the well-being and concerns of the women. Special clinics are organized for women every now and then, related to anything from gynecology issues to latest cosmetic treatments. The focus, however, remains the underprivileged women of the city.
The World Of Telemedicine
FHM has recently established a tele-medicine hub at Mohali, with spokes in all the remote areas of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal and areas of Jammu & Kashmir. This activity is entirely to reach out to the society and enable people from distant places to consult with top doctors at Fortis Hospital, Mohali, free of cost!
Rural Outreach
Mohali is flanked by villages, which despite their proximity to the city are backward and medically disadvantaged. FHM has an extensive rural outreach programme, where at least once a month, a free medical camp is organized in different villages, dealing with health problems peculiar to that particular village.
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