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Socio-Economic Assessment
A team of qualified, trained and experienced social service officers counsel and
guide patients about their social problems affecting care and recovery. The department
keeps in view the paying capacity of the patient, thus, needy and poor patients
are provided with the financial support in various IN and OUT Patient services.
Social and Supportive Counseling
A patient satisfied with hospital services is the main aim of Welfare department.
Meetings are arranged between the patients, their attendants, doctors and the nursing
staff to help towards this goal.
Family Counseling
Awareness has spread in the hospitals that a patient comes from his own particular
social environment and after completion of his treatment at the hospital will go
back to the same surroundings. Therefore, the medical social worker at LNH works
not only with patients but also with their family and the community.
The Welfare is thus
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To handle affairs of needy patients without discrimination.
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To help General ward patients receive subsidized medical care of same quality as
received by paying patients.
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To assess the financial needs of the patient with interviews, structures assessment
tools in line with hospital welfare policies.
Statistics
On average 59 patients approach Welfare for assistance
In year 2008, amount of Rs. 16,217 was provided by Welfare
How to donate
You can also become part of this sublime process by donating generously for the
poor and needy patients. Contact the phone numbers as mentioned below for further
details
Contact Information
Tel: 4412603, 4412955
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