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 Shri Sadguru Sankalp Netra Chikitsalaya (SSNC)

The 108 bedded Shri Sadguru Sankalp Netra Chikitsalaya (SSNC) was established in 2004 to provide comprehensive eye care services to the people. Since its initiation the facilities at SSNC has been upgraded from time to time. Today, quality eye care services are available to the poor section of the population from in and around Sadguru Nagar. The year round eye care services are available to the people of seven districts namely, Guna, Vidisha, Ashok Nagar, Raisen, Bhopal and Rajgarh of Madhya Pradesh and Jhalawad district of Rajasthan.

Shri Sadguru Sankalp Netra Chikitsalaya has been the pioneer institute providing quality eye care services to the people on regular basis. The modern day facilities like Semi-Private Wards, Private Wards, and Executive Ward (with AC) are being made available to the patients from different economic strata. Clinical procedures such as Cataract surgeries (both SICS and Phacoemulsification) Foldable Lens (Silicon/Acrylic) Implantation; YAG Capsulotomy; Perimetry; A-B Scan etc. are being performed at the SSNC. Treatment for the diseases pertaining to Retina is being addressed by a Retina Specialist.

Range of Services Offered at SSC

Cataract IOL Surgeries

 Surgical interventions in the form of SICS and Phacoemulsification for Cataract is being promoted at SSNC. More than 90% of the surgeries performed today at the base hospital are for Cataract. Different packages for Cataract surgeries are today available for patients to make service accessible to all irrespective the paying capacity.

Child Eye Care Services

A Pediatric Ophthalmology Unit has been established with the support of ORBIS International, USA, to provide eye care services to the children between the age group of 0-18 years. A child friendly environment is provided to the children so that he can free comfortable at the hospital. The unit is well furnished with carpets and provides play area for the children. Separate wards are provided to the children (with one attainder) so as to protect them from infection of any type. The children coming to the unit are attended by the care takers and Pediatric Ophthalmologist in a friendly manner.

Community Outreach Camps

The region is marked by poor transportation and communication facilities. So, in order to make the eye care services accessible to the people outreach camps are organized from time to time at different localities or villages. The team from SSNC visits the village on a pre decided date and selects the patients for cataract surgeries and brings them to the base hospital. The patients coming from these camps are provided with transportation services; food and accommodation free of cost.

Vision Centers

In order to make the primary eye care services easily available to the rural communities where there are almost no quality eye care service provider, SNC embarked on the concept of Vision Centers (VCs). Vision Centers, in concurrence with the Vision 2020 action plan are mini eye-care rural service centers with the basic objective of making primary eye care services available to the rural populace. At present SSNC runs 03 Vision Centers (one each in the district Vidisha, Rajgarh and Guna) in the states of Madhya Pradesh.

Supported Projects

The following projects supported by different INGOs are being carried out by the SSNC –