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Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthi Nilayam


The Super Speciality Hospital (Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences) was setup at Prasanthi Gram (about 9 kms. from Prasanthi Nilayam) under the auspices of the Sri Sathya Sai Medical Trust in the year 1991 to demonstrate that medical care of the highest quality even in highly specialised fields like Cardiology, Urology, Nephrology, Ophthalmology etc can be provided totally free of cost. The aim of the Trust is to ensure that ailing persons receive the best treatment, irrespective of their caste, creed, or social status.

The Super-Speciality hospital acts as a nucleus for the extension of primary health care at village levels in the surrounding areas. Sri Sathya Sai General Hospital at Prasanthi Nilayam and Sri Sathya Sai Hospital at Whitefield, Bangalore extend the secondary health care and finally the Super-Speciality Hospital acts as the tertiary link in the chain of total health care.

Some of the interesting surgeries performed in this department:

  • Mobile left atrial clot with Rheumatic mitral stenosis.
  • Left ventricle to aorta tunnel.
  • Anomalous left coronary artery arising from pulmonary artery.
  • Arterial switch.
  • Aortopulmonary window.
  • Coronary artery bypass grafting with Radical Rt. Hemicolectomy and Cholecystectomy, Left ventricular myxoma.
  • Combined aortic root.
  • Ascending aorta and arch replacement for chronic dissecting aneurysm.
  • Repair of a huge ascending aorta aneurysm that had eroded the chest wall.
  • Closure of ventricular septal defect in a baby weighing 4.5 kgs.

Department of Uro-Nephrology


Inaugurated by Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma, President of India on 22nd November 1992. About 100 kidneys have been transplanted. In all these cases blood related donors were allowed to donate kidneys. The recipient and the donor were given free drugs, investigations, blood, IV fluids etc.

In the Dialysis section, there are 5 dialysis machines for Haemodialysis and one thereof has been reserved for infectious cases only.

  • Peritoneal dialysis is also a very frequent procedure.
  • Urolithiasis and some of the Calculi are giant-sized. Renal damage due to Urolithiasis is significant.
  • Genito Urinary Tuberculosis.
  • Traumatic Urethral conditions particularly strictures.
  • Bladder Cancer.
  • The Uro-Nephrology department has everything that modern technology has to offer including Laser for almost bloodless removal of enlarged prostate, early cancer of the urinary bladder and uretric calculi.

Department of Ophthalmology


  Inaugurated by Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba on 22nd November 1994. The objective is to offer a complete spectrum of comprehensive and advanced diagnostic and treatment facilities for all disorders of the eye. The department offers the following services:
  • General Ophthalmology & Ophthalmic trauma
  • Cornea Service
  • Lens Service
  • Glaucoma Service
  • Vitreo Retinal Service.

The following special investigations are done in the OPD at SSSIHMS:

  • Corneal Topography
  • Specular Microscopy
  • Ocular Ultrasonography & Axial Biometry
  • Automated Visual Field Analysis
  • Fundus Fluorescein Angiography

All kinds of procedures ranging from corneal transplantation, cataract extraction, intraocular lens implantation, cyclocropexy scleral buckling vitrectomy, vitrectomy with associated procedures using SF6, C3F8, LPFC and Silicon oil, Lid surgery and strabismus surgery, laser surgery including Argon and Diode laser photocoagulation and Endophotocoagulation are done routinely.

The department has a modern Operation Theatre Complex with three Operation theatres and 6 bedded ICU. It has 30-bedded ward and an up to date Laser unit. All the areas are equipped with necessary patient-care equipment.

The Department is actively engaged in making the surrounding areas as Cataract Free Zones.

Dental Surgery


It provides high calibre Dental care in the specialities of Peridontia, oral medicine, Endodontia, Aesthetic Dentistry, Conservative Dentistry, Paedodontia, Removal of Artho Dontics crown and Bridge and oral surgery to all the needy patients coming to the Institute. All cardiac patients undergoing surgery are checked in the Dental Department and get Dental clearance before the surgery.  


The Blood Bank


The Blood Bank attached to the hospital provides blood to all the patients undergoing surgery by taking blood from voluntary donors. Each donor is screened thoroughly for HIV.I and II, Hepatitis B & C, VDRL and Malarial Parasite. Most of the donors are students of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School and devotees of Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba coming from all parts of India and abroad.
 

Post Doctoral Examination


The National Board of Examinations (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare), New Delhi approved accreditation of Superspecialities in Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Urology and Nephrology for imparting training for two years for the post doctoral examination equivalent to DM and MCh conducted by them twice every year. They also approved accreditation of Ophthalmology (Broad speciality) from July, 1997 for imparting training for 3 years for the post graduate examination equivalent to M.S (Ophthalmology) conducted by the Board twice every year.

The best of equipment available in the world has been acquired through a well coordinated international effort to ensure that every department is provided with the most modern tools to render the highest standard of medical care that can match similar facilities anywhere else in the world. A list of major equipment available in the hospital is given in Appendix II (b) department-wise.