MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL MALUMGHAT BANGLADESH SEPTEMBER 2014 ETHAN

MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL MALUMGHAT, BANGLADESH SEPTEMBER 2014 ETHAN HELM (PGY-3, PEDIATRICS)

PSALM 67: 1 -5 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us] so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you. May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples with equity and guide the nations of the earth. May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you.

BANGLADESH • Population 157, 750, 000 (8 th in the world) Source: www. cia. gov

BANGLADESH • “Tropical” climate: 50 -98º F • • • Winter (Dec-Jan) Spring (Feb-Mar) 1 st Summer (April-May) Monsoon (June-July) 2 nd Summer (Aug-Sept) Autumn (Oct-Nov) • Official state religion: Islam • • 89% Muslim 9. 1% Hindu 1. 2% Other 0. 7% Christian Source: Operation World (2010)

MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL • Founded in 1966 by ABWE • Building Project in Process • Typically 75 -80% occupancy of “ 100” inpatient beds • Male ward, female ward, L&D, OB Fistula ward • 1800 surgeries/year http: //mchrenewalproject. blogspot. com/

SURGICAL SUITES

INPATIENT PEDIATRICS

OUTPATIENT SERVICES • 30, 000 to 35, 000 visits per year • • • Cholera, typhoid, malaria, tropical ulcers, parasites, rabies Malnutrition Burns TB Trauma

OUTPATIENT SERVICES

AVAILABLE ON SITE • • • Pharmacy Laboratory X-ray Orthopedic, Limb & Brace, Physical Therapy Dental

THE COMPOUND

IMPORTANT HOSPITAL SITES

OUTREACH • Immunization Program • Community Clinics • Lama: various hilltract tribes, boarding school (300+ kids) • Chafuldondi: coastal area • Harbang: Hindu & tribal area to the north • Craft Shop

OUTREACH • Translation Efforts

TRAINING PROGRAMS • • Patient Teaching: Physical, Spiritual (videos, pillow box) Nurse-Aide Course Community Health Worker Course Laboratory Technician Course Physician’s Assistant (“Medical Assistant”) Training Post-Graduate Training for MBBS Physicians Traditional Birth Attendant Training

NEEDS • • • General Surgeons, Orthopedists RNs, LPNs Physical Therapists Biomedical Technicians Hospital Finance Officer Hospital Administrator IT Personnel Medical Secretaries with Billing Knowledge A couple of million dollars to complete the new hospital

MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL • Questions?