The Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer) has launched an Auxiliary service by roping in retired employees and volunteers to provide complementary and support services for patients and their families coming to Jipmer for treatment.
Announcing various new initiatives at a cost of Rs.5 crore, in Jipmer, on Saturday, Director T.S. Ravikumar said that retired employees and other volunteers intending to provide services to patients would guide them to locate various departments and facilities available in the hospital.
Auxiliary service
Auxiliary service is popular in the west and want of such facilities has been causing inconvenience to patients.
Retired employees can volunteer by working one day in probably three to six months in the auxiliary service with a view to help patients. Information booths would be set up and volunteers would be deployed throughout the campus.
Hostel remodelled
Under the “Partnership for People” initiative a portion of Curie House (old hostel) has been remodelled and renovated to provide short term as well as long term stay for patients’ families and relatives.
The facility has 74 room, nine bathrooms and a café all available at a nominal rent and cost.
Voluntary organisations like Rotary can participate in running the facility and defray the cost, he said.
Mr. Ravikumar said that the other portion of Curie House had been remodelled into a Vocational Rehabilitation Centre (VRC) to meet the materials needed for the hospital.
The objective is to utilise the time of visitors and a section of patients who come for rehabilitation or required longer stay in the hospital.
The VRC will have all facilities for making things such as linen, candles, waste paper baskets and bakery products required by the hospital.
Security
With a view to enhancing security in the campus the administration had built a perimeter compound wall to a distance of 2.5 kms.
The compound wall would have security measures including barbed wire fence and Close Circuit Television Cameras (CCTVs) for monitoring the campus.
The path bordering the compound wall will double up as a pedestrian walkway and cycle trail for visitors and employees.
One side of the wall will be painted with murals while the other portion will be a tree lined walkway with over 2,500 trees. The walkway will also have resting facilities in a natural environment.
