Grameen Eye Hospital-04,Satkhira |
Grameen Eye Hospital , Satkhira The fourth GHS eye hospital was established in 2020, in Satkhira. Its about 261 km from Dhaka, named Grameen Eye Hospital, Satkhira. The catchment area of the hospital is Satkhira district. How Grameen Eye Hospital, Satkhira works- Grameen Eye Hospital, Satkira is providing services through well trained and experienced Ophthalmologists, Ophthalmic Assistants and the hospital staff. Staff of the hospital are trained from Aravind Eye Care System, India. Hospital is using modern equipment and latest technology for identifying problems and treating eye patients. The Doctors are specialized in performing cataract surgery by using Phaco emulsification machine. GHS has been supported by SEVA Foundation,USA and Aravind Eye Care System,India. Services Like the previous three hospitals of GHS Grameen Eye Hospital, Satkhiran is providing eye care services in two ways to ensure eye care services to the all classes of the community - 1. At hospital and 2. At the satellite camp, organized in the most remote areas At hospital, GHS hospitals are providing services eye examination & consultation by Ophthalmologist, investigation of eye diseases, cataract surgery, other eye surgery on Orbit & Oculoplasty, Cornea etc. At the camp (community outreach program), patients are getting eye examination and prescription, required diagnostics services etc. Patients identified for surgery is brought to hospital and performed surgery at hospitals operation theater and brought to their locality after surgery. (Details of Community Outreach Program/ Eye Camp) Price of Services
There are various types of Cataract Surgery packages which starting from BDT 5,000 ($46.29) to BDT 75,000 ($694.44) depending upon IOL and technique using in the surgery. Other eye surgeries are provided at BDT 1,000 ($9.25) to BDT 5,500 ($50.921). At the camp (community outreach program), patients are getting all services (eye examination and prescription, required diagnostics services etc.) free of cost. Cataract surgery is also free for poor and destitute. Subsidized rate of cataract surgery for the camp patients is BDT 2,650 ($24.53) but who cannot afford the cost are being subsidized. Services Grameen Eye Hospital - Satkhira 1. Consultations 2. ECCE/SICS With Rigid IOL 3. Phaco with Foldable IO 4. ECCE 5. Stitch Removal 6. Removal of Corneal F.B 7. Dressing 8. Inj.sub con. Substenon 9. Tarsorrahaphy 10. Release of Tarsorrhaphy 11. Epilation 12. Entropion/Ectropion Correction 13. Lid Repair 14. Enucleation/Evisceration 15. Chalazion 16. DCT 17. DCR 18. Pterygium(Simple) 19. Pterygium(Graft) 20. Eye Camp 21. Health Education Performance of the HospitalThe hospital rendered services to 1,15,539 patients since its inception to 31th December, 2023. Where 53,203 patients have been treated at free of charge in the weekly eye camps organized in the rural area. This hospital performed 4,089 eye surgeries from the inception to 31th December, 2023. Among the surgery 3,108 are cataract surgeries. Hospital provided at free of cast cataract surgery to 977 poor and destitute patients.
NOTABLE FEATURES OF GHS EYE HOSPITALS
Future Plan of the Hospital1.Introduction Super specialty Eye care services on Glaucoma and Pediatrics. 2.Establishment of Vision centers /Consultation centers. |