STATE REFERRAL HOSPITAL, FALKAWN, MIZORAM

LOCATION-

The SRHF is located on an important road connecting Aizawl with the southern part of the state through Lunglei city. It is about 14 Kms from Aizawl with travel time of about 20-30 min.

HISTORY-

Construction work on the State Referral Hospital commenced in 1999 after funds were received from the Planning Commission, Government of India following approval of Rs. 40 crore for the proposal by the then Prime Minister, Mr. H. D. Deve Gowda in 1996.

The State Referral Hospital, Falkawn (SRHF) had a humble beginning when it started functioning as a 50 bedded hospital in the Administrative Building from 21st July 2005, with just a handful of staff. Subsequently, the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Mr. _, commissioned 150 beds in 2012. It was later commissioned as a 250 bedded hospital by the Governor of Mizoram in 2016.

The total number of staff in the hospital as on 2nd June, 2016 is as given below-

Sl.No

Category

Number

1.

Doctors

37

2.

Nurses

89

3.

Technical Staff

39


a) Pharmacist

4

b) Lab. Tech

13

c) X Ray Tech

3

d) ECG Tech

1

e) Opthalmic Assistant

2

f) Other Technical Staff

16

4.

Clerical Staff

9

5.

Group D

53

TOTAL

227

BUS SERVICE

There is an MST Bus service that ply between Civil Hospital Aizawl and State Referral Hospital, Falkawn to cater to the need of patients as well as staff. The timings are provided below :

Departure from Civil Hospital Aizawl

Departure from State Referral Hospital, Falkawn

8:30 AM

9:30 AM

11:00 AM

2:00 PM

3:30 PM

5:00 PM

SERVICES PROVIDED-

The hospital provides the following services:

  • Emergency services- 24 X 7 services in 10 bedded Casualty.
  • OPD services- The various OPD services and timings are given below :
  • IPD services- There are 250 beds in the Indoor Patient Department. Indoor patients are being admitted in the hospital from all parts of the state as well as the country. Patients also come from the neighboring countries.
    • Wards- The distribution of beds in the hospital is given below:
    • Cabins- There are a total of 9 Cabins, with 1 Cabin attached to every ward.
  • Labour Room- There are 2 Labour Beds. The average number of deliveries in a month has increased exponentially from 15 in 2012 to 26 in 2013, 31 in 2014 and 54 in 2015.
  • Diagnostic services-
    • Laboratory - This provides only basic Pathology and Biochemistry services due to unavailability of equipment and other requirement. This constraint is expected to be overcome once the Multi Disciplinary Research Unit (MDRU) starts to function.
    • Radiology - Radiology services presently comprises of X-Ray and Ultrasound investigations.
    • ECG - This investigation has been started from 27th April 2015.
  • OT services-There are 2 functional Operation Theatres in the hospital.
  • ICU facility/Isolation facility for H1N1 and other infective diseases- ICU room has been completed and is expected to function soon.
  • MDR TB Ward- There is a 10 bedded ward attached to the SRHF to cater to patients who have Multi Drug Resistant TB.
  • Dharamshala- Arrangement has been made to provide place for attendants of patients to stay overnight and to cook their own meals in one of the Flats in Type IV. Plans to construct a new Dharamshala is underway.
  • Incinerator- There is an incinerator, which incinerates Bio Medical Waste from SRHF as well as Civil Hospital Aizawl, Cancer Hospital Zemabawk and Kulikawn Hospital.
  • AYUSH : Monday – Saturday
  • Paediatrics : Monday – Saturday
  • Dermatology : Thursday – Saturday
  • Orthopedics : Monday – Saturday
  • Gynaecology : Monday, Wednesday, Friday (OT on Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday)
  • ENT Monday – Friday
  • Medicine : Monday – Friday
  • Ophtalmology : Monday - Friday

Sl.No

Name of Ward

No. ofBeds

1

Medicine

41

2

Surgery

40

3

Paediatric

29

4

Gynaecology

40

5

Maternity

20

6

Casualty

8

7

ICU

11

8

OT Recovery

20

9

New Building

32

10

Cabins

9


No. of Total

250