Alert Hospital General Surgery Department
OVER VIEW;
- Located at the center of ALERT center
- It is the 6th operation theatre at ALERT hospital (the hospital has 6 separate OT for; plastic and reconstructive, trauma, obygyne, minor OT and for ophthalmic surgery)
- Started on Hidar 1, 2009 E.C by innovation of Gyn/obs ward and Operation theatre when the Gyn/obs department was transferred to a re-innovated Health centre.
- Has 18 beds, 1 OR tables (1 additional table in smaller room for septic cases) , 1 autoclave
- Two recovery beds with monitors where post op patients stays until fully awake
- Staffs 3 general surgeons for both trauma centre and general surgery department
- 3 general practitioners
- 10 Operation theatre nurses
- 8 ward nurses
- 1 nurse for surgical referral and surgical OPD
- 5 cleaners
- 2 runners
- 2 porters
- 1 CSR staff
- We are open 24hrs a day and 7 days a week for emergency surgery both at general surgery and trauma centre
- Our surgical OPD is open on working hours of the week covered by 1 General practitioner
- We have surgical referral clinics 4days per week in the morning hours
- Our waiting list is zero currently as we are at infant stage for general surgery at ALERT center
- We have 5 operating days (5 table) per week for elective surgery
- We do all general surgical emergency and elective cases
- The most commonly performed emergency case is for acute appendicitis
- The most commonly performed elective cases are thyroidectomy, breast surgery, haemorrhoidectomy, chelecystectomy, prostatectomy and etc…
- Patient source;
- Referral from catchment areas (7 health centers)
- Referrals from any other hospitals and private health institutions
- Direct visit for emergency surgical cases
General surgery have its own operation room run by 3 senior general surgeons of rich experience. It is helping many patients and has surgical schedule every day through the week. The surgeons also play a big role in the surgical management of trauma cases too
