KLE Dr.Prabhakar Kore Charitable Hospital
The sprawling 100 acre campus also houses the KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Charitable Hospital (JNMC teaching hospital) and KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre, two world-class institutions that act as key training establishments for students.
KLE Dr.Prabhakar Kore Charitable Hospital
Since the inception of J N Medical College (JNMC), the Government District Hospital, Belagavi (DHB) was affiliated to it for clinical training. When the Belgaum Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) was started in 2004 , the DHB was disaffiliated from JNMC. Dr. Prabhakar Kore Charitable Hospital(PKCH) was commissioned in 2004 for clinical training of JNMC students. In consonance with the philosophy of the KLE Society, the PKCH provides free health care in the basic specialities to the poor people of this part of the country. At present, there are 1250 beds in the hospital and with 80 to 90% occupancy, it provides excelleant range of clinical material to the undergraduate(UG) and post graduate(PG) students and researchers.
Charity at its best:
The PKCH provides free health care in basic specialities. Any patient can opt for admission to PKCH. The stay, food, basic investigations, medicines, operations, deliveries, nursing and doctors care are totally free. Free food is provided from the ‘Annapoorneshwari’ scheme which runs on the generous donations from the philanthropists.
Clinical Facilities :
Twelve basic clinical departments viz. Medicine, Surgery, OBG, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, ENT, Ophthalmology, Pulmonology, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Anaesthesiology and Radiology and three paraclinical departments viz.Pathology, Microbiology and Biochemistry are working in the PKCH. There are eleven major, and four minoroperation theatres, fully equipped, including laparoscopic surgical sets. In addition to the basic clinical specialities, Mother and Child institute, Kangaroo mother care, NICU, PICU, OICU, paediatric nephrology including dialysis, paediatric physiotherapy, arthroscopy and GI Endoscopy are some of the specialised tertiary level services rendered in the hospital. Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre is established in paediatrics dept to manage Severe Acute Malnourished(SAM) children. Pharmacology faculty look after Pharmacovigilance activities. Poison Detection Centre is another unique facility managed by the Forensic Medicine department. Clinical Skills Lab is also located in the PKCH. Central laboratory performs all basic investigations. Basic imaging services like X-Ray and USG are free; CT and MRI are subsidized.
Outreach Programs:
Several camps are conducted on a regular basis in the PHCs and UHCs attached to JNMC. This provides opportunity to the students to acquaint with the primary level health care. In 2012-13, as a part of Golden Jubilee Celebrations of JNMC, twelve Mega Helath Camps were conducted in all the ten talukas of Belgaum District and two neighboring areas of Maharashtra; more than 35000 patients were examined, investigated and treated in the camps. These camps have improved the reputation of the hospital resulting in increased inflow of patients.
Government Schemes:
The PKCH is recognized by the Govt of Karnataka to provide health care to the BPL children under Balasajeevini and District Blindness Control Society(DBCS).
Teaching, Learning Facilities:
There are adequate number of teaching rooms equipped with AV aids and illustrative charts in all wards and OPDs. In surgical wards the teaching rooms have CCTV connection to the Operation Theatres. Radiology and Anaesthesiology depts have Excellent museums. There is a digital library providing online journals and other reference books. In addition to regular teaching activities, workshops and other training programs are conducted by the University Department of Education of Health Professions like EBM, Patient Safety, and Clinical Audit. Clinical Skills Lab conducts more than sixty workshops in a year for UG,PG students of health sciences on Basic surgical skills, and other procedural skills using simulators, endotrainers, models and manikins. Lecture halls in the hospital are equipped with AV aids and connected to operation theaters.; live operative workshops and international video conferences are regularly organised.
Research Facilities:
Abundant clinical material is a fertile data for the researchers. The three PHCs and UHCs also feed good number of patients. Several community based research programs are completed and some ongonig which are funded by NIH and other Universities abroad. Number of research papers are regularly published in the national and international journals. Clinical trials supported by the pharma companies are also undertaken. The clinical material also has been the subject of study for Post Doctoral thesis leading to PhD as well as for PG dissertations.
The Future – The ‘Vision’ Document :
The University has allocated Rs six crores to be spent for further augmentation of the services of the PKCH. A ‘Vision’ Document-the road map of perspective development for the next five years- has been approved by the University; Dr. Prabhakar Kore, the visionary Chairman of the KLE Society and the Chancellor of KLE University, has given open invitation to all the HODs to suggest their plan to upgrade their departmental services in the hospital. When the plans are realized, there is no doubt that the hospital will be one of the best, not only in India but also in the world.
