Distinctiveness
Mission:
- Provide dialysis relief to kidney failure patients in Farook College and surrounding areas.
Services:
- Free dialysis treatment and medicines
- Ambulance transport to specialty hospitals
- Tea and snacks for patients and bystanders
- Processing of medical waste
- Comfort zone and toilets for bystanders (established in 2020-2021)
- Entertainment facilities (two televisions installed in 2022-2023)
- Physiotherapy center (established in 2023-2024)
Staff:
- 8-9 technicians (depending on the year)
- 1 administrative officer
- 2 sweepers
Water Usage:
- Approximately 17,000 liters per day
Patient Care:
- Two nephrologists attend to patients.
- Achieved reputation for minimal complaints during nephrologist examinations.
- Supported successful kidney transplants for multiple patients throughout the years.
- Centre is known for choosing more patients due to increased comfort (as of 2023-2024).
Key Dates:
- Inauguration: January 2020 (as part of the Jubilee Health Centre)
- Enrolled in Kerala Arogya Suraksha Padhathi (Year not mentioned, but before 2020-2021)
- Enrolled in Snehasparsham scheme of Kozhikode district panjayath (Year not mentioned, but before 2021-2022)
- 14 CCTV cameras installed (2021-2022)
Dialysis Statistics:
- Performed 720 dialysis procedures from Jan 11, 2020 to March 31, 2020 (initial period)
- Consistent numbers: Around 6,260 dialysis procedures performed each year from 2020-2021 to 2022-2023 (data for 2019-2020 not available for a full year)
- Performed 4,680 dialysis procedures from April 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 (possibly due to reporting period change)
Unique Feature:
- This is the first dialysis centre in Kerala to be conducted by college management, faculty, students, and alumni.
Additional Notes:
- The dialysis centre is supported by Farook College management, faculty, students, and alumni.
- Water for dialysis and related activities is supplied from the college well.
- A patient undergoes dialysis for four hours, three days a week (except Sundays).
- Around 2.5 kg of waste is eliminated from the body during each dialysis session.