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ESI Hospital near Institute of Mental Health, Government Mental Hospital, Bombay Highway Road, Erragadda, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500038
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Institute Of Mental Health Care And Hospital, Erragadda, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh[5C53S1]
Main Road, Erragadda, Beside Rythu Bazar
Erragadda > Hyderabad > Andhra Pradesh
Pincode : 500018

Medical Superintendent
Institute of Mental Health
Govt. Hospital for Mental Care.
S.R. Nagar, Hyderabad
Pin code: 500038
ANDHARA PRADESH

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Andhra Pradesh

Institute of Mental Health, Hyderabad

(Established 1907, 600 beds)

NHRC/NIMHANS 1999 report: Unlike many mental hospitals, the
architecture of the hospital is not that of a jail. The floor space is not
sufficient to accommodate all the patients. Currently 48 posts of nurses,
91 posts of ward attenders, one post of occupational therapist and
one post of x-ray technician are vacant. All the vacant posts should be
filled up at the earliest. The Indian Lunacy Act 1912 or Mental Health
Act 1987 govern all admissions. This is because the judicial officers
themselves are not aware of the new act.

Earlier rating: Average

NHRC/SHRC visits during the last decade: 1

Specific Recommendations and Action taken

Domains Suggestions of the Reported status
NHRC/NIMHANS as in 2008
Report 1996

Infrastructure A new building for start- Many open wards and

ing a short-stay ward, family wards constructed
open wards and family
wards to be built A 10 bedded casualty-
cum-emergency service
started. Separate Acute
Admission Ward

Shelter for attendants of
OP patients built with
the help of the District
Collector, Hyderabad

Amenities and An overhead tank should Land given to the
facilities be constructed for Hyderabad Metro Water
uninter-rupted water Supply and Sewerage
supply to the entire Board for construction of
hospital campus reservoir and supply
station in the hospital
premises, with condition
to supply water 24 hours
for the overhead tank

Hot water facilities for All the wards have been
bathing should be provided with geysers
available in the wards. and solar heaters. Does
Number of toilets to be not address the sugg-
increased and main- estion of increase in
tained properly number of toilets

Female patients of the
open ward and family
wards permitted to wear
the clothing of their wish.

Dress for female patients However providing saris
must be modified (locally could not be implemen-
appropriate clothing sari ted in the closed wards
or skirt blouse) due to the increasing
chances of committing
suicide by the patients

Family and open wards,
Separate drug and
alcohol de-addiction and
marital counseling
services provided

Financial Medical Superintendent MS has financial powers
be given more financial for giving administrative
and administrative sanction up to Rs.
powers. Medical Super- 10000.
intendent must have the
power to accept dona-
tions in cash and kind to
improve the hospital.

Total budget approxima- Total budget Rs 317 lakh
tely Rs 200 lakh (plan (2004-05)
1.74 Lakh)

Diet/Kitchen Kitchen in an old Modern kitchen has been
building. Food constructed
reasonably good
Government has increa-
sed diet to Rs 28 per day

Linen Each patient should This is currently being
have a cot mattress, provided
pillow and bed sheet

Investigations/ Only modified ECTs The report states that
Treatment should be given to both the hospital is adminis-
outpatients and tering modified ECTs
inpatients since 1991

All recent psychiatric
drugs included in the
rate contract list

Staff and All the vacant positions All nursing posts have
training should be filled up at the been filled, most of the
earliest vacant Class IV and
ministerial posts were
As many of the nurses filled by the District
should be sent for Collector
specialised training in
psychiatric nursing such Proposed
as the diploma or Mas-
ters level course Department actively
involved in research

Supportive Ambulance services The hospital currently
Services should be made available has three ambulances

Medical records section Computers were ins-
needs improvement talled in the Medical
modification. Trained Records section to feed
medical records officer data along with photo.
should be in charge of On the request of MS
this section some software engi-
neers from GE have
Rehabilitation services volunteered to develop a

software for better main-
tenance of records of the
patient

Recreation/ should be improved As part of rehab services
Occupational this hospital has started
Therapy/ male and female quarter
Rehabilitation way homes. As proposed
by the MS the AP State
Mental Health Authority
has decided to start
rehab services for the
mentally ill with NGO
collaboration

Disability certificates
being issued for persons
with mental illness and
mental retardation

Hospital report update

The hospital is presently constructing a separate outpatient and
registration block, emergency block, record section, radiology wing,
outpatient pharmacy, acute admission ward, consultation rooms, toilets,
ECT administration room, a 10 bedded short stay ward, a modern kitchen,
a mechanized laundry and visitors room. A separate 150 bed criminal and
court ward is also under construction. New water lines and drainage lines
have been laid, biomedical waste management occurs through contractual
services. The hospital has a liaison with jails and correction homes. It has
private security and is working with HUDA for a green environment. It has
a Board of Visitors that meets monthly. According to the hospital, several
problems continue. Several land cases are pending before the courts laying
claim to the hospital land. The hospital seeks the active involvement of the
advocate general in this matter. While the hospital perceives adequate
general nursing staff, it reports understaffing of psychiatric faculty (no
Associate Professors, inadequate Assistant Professors) to meet MCI
requirements for UG and PG Teaching. A lack of psychiatric social workers
and psychiatric nurses, as well as other paramedical professionals are
highlighted but mechanisms to address this are are not stated. The
hospital is planning to start MPhil courses in clinical psychology, psychiatric
social work and psychiatric nursing. It is in the process of getting
recognition from MCI for the MD and DPM Psychiatry courses. It is
planning proposals for developing the Institute of Mental Health on par
with NIMHANS with the funds of the government.

The hospital received a 2.71 crore grant from the Government of India for
upgradation of the hospital. It has constructed on an eight feet stone
compound wall with barbed fencing around the hospital premises. It may
be noted that the NHRC/NIMHANS report 1996 had recommended that
high walls and custodial appearances must actually be done away with. To
recall a comment of Dr MV Govindaswamy in 1950, “No modern mental
hospital is enclosed by a high compound wall”. In the future, it plans for the
construction of a seminar hall for academic purposes, and an amenities
complex for families of patients admitted to the hospital. It is trying to secure
a police outpost in the hospital for the escort of under trials undergoing
treatment at the hospital requiring emergency medical treatment.