Padmam Hospital: Services: 2006 -2007

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On the Fifteenth of March 2002, The Madurai Charitable Trust was created and constituted as a public charitable trust under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 to function without any profit motive. The trust has already got registered with the Income tax Act, 1961 and also got the 80-G exemption certificate so as to avail the benefit by the donor. The trust has also applied for registering with the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 which is under process.

The Trust has been founded and guided by the local service minded people of Madurai including professionals and businessmen.

The Trust’s mission is to promote Projects in the 3 main areas of MEDI-CARE, SOCIO-CARE and EDU-CARE.

These projects encompass various programmes such as Medical Centers for providing ‘Quality Medicare’ and treatment of all kinds of illnesses, Centers for old-aged, orphans, destitute and handicapped people and Educational Centers specifically to develop self-employment and promoting cause for all by having conferences, seminars, workshops and other means of updating an exchange of vital information for public benefit.

There is a strong and dedicated core of volunteers who organize the activities, professionals provide time and expertise to projects and the communities/ service recipients are encouraged to participate, support and if appropriate, manage the projects.

Madurai Charitable Trust is only 5 years old and already has many projects operating. These include:

Madurai Charitable Trust started a hospital named ‘Padmam Hospital’ in the middle city of Madurai on 01.04.02. It is open 8 hours (Working hours 10.00 am to 1.30 pm and 5.00 pm to 9.00 pm) a day and many doctors provide their services free of charge. There is also a pathology laboratory attached to the clinic.

Thursday, March 8, 2007

Services: 2006 -2007

Providing ‘Quality Medicare’ to the people is the prime motto of “Padmam Hospital”. During the current year under review, ------- patients have been treated either at free of cost or at normal charges. The month wise record of patients is given below for ready reference.

Month	Patients	Month	Patients	Month	Patients
April 2006	486	May 2006	609	June 2006	481
July 2006	434	Aug. 2006	475	Sept. 2006	465
Oct. 2006	490	Nov. 2006	678	Dec. 2006	669
Jan. 2007	540	Feb. 2007	481	Mar. 2007
Total from April 2006 to March 2007