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Ramakrishna Clinic of South Africa

"Service to humanity is the highest form of worship."
~ Swami Vivekananda ~

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Annual Medical Report

For Period: 1 January 2007 - 31 December 2007

The below table is the summary of service for this period. Please refer to the key below the table for the full name and a brief explanation of the services provided.

Service Venue	Medical	Surgical	Surgical Ops	Obs / Gyn	Endo-scopy	Cataract Ops	ENT OPD	ENT Ops	Hip Ops	Paeds	Psych	Speech / Hearing	Physio-therapy	Radio-logy	Total
Itshelejuba	175	63	6	-	-	-	70	-	-	137	96	-	-	-	547
Ladysmith	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	30	-	-	-	-	46
Mahatma Gandhi	-	1680	50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1730
Osindisweni	173	52	40	-	-	-	-	-	-	73	-	-	-	-	338
St. Mary's	160	40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	123	-	-	-	-	323
Stanger	-	7	5	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	13
Entabeni	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	8
Mt. Edgecombe	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11
Chatsworth	281	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	94	-	-	-	-	375
Headquarters	40	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50
Pietermaritz-burg	127	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	49	-	-	-	-	176
Phoenix Med Camp	136	6	-	5	-	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	10	11	188
Ramakrishna Clinic Foresthaven	47	9	7	-	47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	114
Ramakrishna eThembeni Home	657	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	657
Verulam Day & Frail Care Centre	317	15	-	12	-	-	30	-	-	-	9	7	11	6	427**
Other	62	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	995	-	-	1057
TOTAL	2175	1890	108	17	47	11	120	8	9	506	105	1002	25	17	6060

** Includes 20 Indian Head Massages

KEY to services
Service	Full Name of Service	Brief Explanation
Medical	General medical consultations	Assessment and treatment of medical patients
Surgical	General surgical consultations	Assessment and medical treatment of surgical patients
Surgical Ops	General surgery operations	General surgery operations
Obs / Gyn	Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Assessment and treatment obstetric and gynaecology patients
Endoscopies	Upper gastro-intestinal problems	Investigation to assess gullet and stomach for ulcers/ cancers etc
Cataract Ops	Cataract surgery	Removal of cataracts allowing immediate return of vision
ENT OPD	Ear, Nose & Throat outpatients	Treatment of patients with ear, nose or throat problems
ENT Ops	Ear, Nose & Throat operations	Examples: Tonsillectomy, ear operations
Hip Ops	Hip replacement surgery	Hip replacements
Paeds	Paediatric consultations	Assessment and treatment of children
Psych	Psychiatry	Assessment and treatment of mental illness
Speech / Hearing	Audiology, Speech Therapy	Assessment of hearing loss and treatment of problems with the voice
Physiotherapy	Physiotherapy	Treatment of joint and muscle problems
Radiology	Ultrasound examinations	Ultrasound assessment of example Lumps and Bumps