Urban Health Centres are providing Maternity Services, Prenatal & Antenatal care,
normal deliveries, and child welfare services including immunization programmes.
Motivation services for family welfare including sterilization / vasectomy
operations are carried out. All the Centres are involved in Pulse-Polio Programme
and other immunization campaigns.
i. Hospital at Arilova
Hospital at Arilovais run by the IRCS,
Visakhapatnam.During
2016-17, OP turnover has increased to 350 per day, which was around 30 per day 2
years ago. Many specialty services including dental services are included this year.
In addition to round-the-clock services, medical camps are conducted by this
Hospital.
Evening clinics in some of the slum area were also established. Apart from
immunization
and other Government programmes, this Hospital also aims at reduction of Anaemia
in women, for which periodical check-up programme is being conducted in the
hospital.
Free Medical Services were provided to nearly 9,600 patients with medicines free
of cost.
ii. Hospital at Sriharipuram
The Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation handed
over this Hospital to IRCS. This Hospital caters to the medical needs of the nearby
colony, slum and village residents to the tune of around 350 outpatients per day
with specialist doctors from paediatric, gynaecology, dental, skin & ENT
specialities.
Laboratory facility with sufficient nursing staff is available to take care of any
emergency on round-the-clock basis.Medical services and medicines are provided free
of cost.
