Distinctiveness

IQAC

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.