Visit to Saket Hospital, Jaipur

Date: 15th October, 2015

Venue: Saket Hospital, Sector 10, Meera Marg, Agarwal Farm, Mansarovar,Jaipur

Aim:  To Observe and care of high risk neonate in ICU. Documentation of care taken and medical facilities provided in hospital

Saket Medicare & Research Center is equipped with cutting-edge technology and distinguished professionals in the field of patient care. The mission of the Saket

Medicare & Research Center is to provide affordable and competent care to all sections of society. Therefore, it focuses on both the rural and the urban classes and extends our services to them through satellite clinics and rural affiliates. It

provides world-class medical facilities at affordable prices, with no waiting periods. It is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and specialist & super specialists, spanning to 27 clinical departments. It performs some of the most complex surgeries like hip or joint replacement surgery and cardiac surgery etc with no waiting periods. It perform elective procedures as well as complex specialized surgeries such as joint replacement (knee/ Hip), Cardiac surgery , dental surgery, Cosmetic surgery, fertility enhancement and IVF including psychiatry, alternative treatments, convalescent care and even burial services.

The post graduate students of Human Development Department visited the Saket hospital on 15th October 2015. The students were escorted by Mrs. Archana kumara and Chanchal Sinha and reached around 12:00 p.m.  The objective behind the visit was to observe the neonates in NICU and also to learn the medical facilities provided to them in the hospital.

The nursing in charge Mrs. Manju made us visit the mother and child department where many neonates were in NICU. The NICU was directed by neonatologists and staffed by nurses, therapists, physicians, ancillary disciplines and specialists. It included low birth weight, premature, small for dates, oxygen deprivation neonates. There were babies who were suffering from serious health problems and thereby were on nasal feeding. There also a few babies whose birth weights were as low as 750gms.

The doctor of the NICU told us in brief about the medical care and facilities which were given to the neonates. He also discussed about the major equipments that were basically used for the neonates which were incubator, ventilator, nasal cap, oxygen hood, cardio pulmonary monitor, blood pressure monitor, continuous airway pressure, bililights, endotracheal tube, intravenous line and  pulse oximeter. He gave a brief introduction about newborn reflexes and also made an attempt to show moro reflex of an infant.

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