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Uddhanam area of Srikakulam district is remembered only by kidney sufferers. This is because Andhra Pradesh has the highest number of kidney sufferers than anywhere else in the state. Rapid steps are being taken towards a permanent solution to the problem of kidney sufferers. The victims who had been waiting for years got relief. Andhra Pradesh government has given green signal to build a 200-bed super specialty hospital at Palasa in Srikakulam district for kidney sufferers. A research center and a dialysis unit will be available along with a hospital with state-of-the-art facilities. For the construction of these Rs. AP Sarkar has issued orders allocating 50 crores.
For decades, a massive effort has been launched to find solutions to kidney diseases. Over the years, the people of Uddanam, who have been plagued with many health problems, have come to access state-of-the-art medicine. Apart from providing safe drinking water to Uddanam kidney sufferers, the Government of Andhra Pradesh has also set up a 200-bed super specialty kidney hospital and research center at Palasa in Srikakulam district.
YS Jagan, who visited Uddanam area during the Padayatra, kept his promise. If their government comes to power, they will build a state-of-the-art hospital for kidney sufferers with a grant of Rs.10,000. On September 6, 2019, less than three months after assuming power, CM Jagan laid the foundation stone for the Super Specialty Hospital and Research Center at Uddanam, as promised. Dr. YSR Kidney Research Hospital was inaugurated by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for the completed building. Uddanam will provide modern medicine to people. Uddanaman, who has been suffering from kidney problems for decades, is fulfilling his wish to protect his health.
All types of treatment related to kidney diseases will be provided through this super specialty hospital. Moreover, the government has provided equipment with the most advanced technology to enable research to be carried out to find the sources of the disease. In 2019, the state government entered into an MoU with Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), George Institute for Global Health, Technology Education and Research Institute TRI for the construction of this hospital and research on kidney diseases.
Chief Minister YS Jagan was shocked to see the suffering of people who are unable to travel long distances for treatment, due to lack of financial means or motivation. As soon as he came to power, he is working towards a permanent solution to the problems of kidney patients. Dr. YSR Kidney Research Hospital has been constructed at an estimated cost of Rs.85 crores, spread over an area of about 3.8 acres, on four floors, with a capacity of 200 beds. It has 98 general beds, 102 ICU beds, pay rooms. Ground floor has casualty with 10 general beds, hospital store, medical, central labs, mechanized laundry.
Further, on the first floor there will be departments of Nephrology, Urology, General Medicine, General Surgery and Office Administration. The second floor has an advanced ICU with 44 beds, a nephrology ward with 44 general beds, pay rooms with 13 beds. Also, OT complex, post operative ICU ward (with 17 ICU beds), pre operative ward (with 7 ICU beds), CSSD, isolation unit (with 8 ICU beds) and blood bank are located on the third floor. Finally, the fourth floor houses the urology ward with 44 general beds, pay rooms with 13 beds, research labs and a lecture hall.
The hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment to provide everything including emergency treatment for kidney diseases. CT Scan, Digital X-Ray Machine 500mA, X-ray Machine 300mA, PPP Mode Dialysis Machine, Thallium Laser – 60 Watts, Euro Dynamic Machine, 30-Watt Halmium Laser-Urology equipments have been installed. A total of 40 beds are available in the dialysis unit of this hospital. Dialysis services will be available here for 120 to 200 people daily in four shifts.
The state government has issued an order on July 3, 2023 appointing the necessary staff from specialist doctors to general staff in the Palasa research center and hospital. It has appointed 47 staff nurses, 43 supporting staff, 41 super specialists, specialists and medical officers on regular basis.
Statistics show that so far 37% of Uddanam have kidney disease. 21% of them were suffering from kidney diseases for more than ten years. Doctors say that they can save their lives by providing them with the latest treatment.
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