The department of physiotherapy was established in 2003 at RajaRajeswari Medical College and Hospital to cater to the preventive, creative, therapeutic and rehabilitation needs of the rural people need was felt to impart the much needed physiotherapy vocational and rehabilitation training programme. Practical training to students is imparted at state of the art physiotherapy and rehabilitation center where a student gets hands on training under the expert faculty of multidisciplinary tertiary care Hospital. Students expand their horizons of therapeutic and rehabilitative concepts through involvement in community based rehabilitation programs and their “outreach” activities.
Physiotherapy labs are well equipped, sophisticated and modern equipment have been installed which are calibrated periodically.
The department of Neurology at RRMCH offers specialised neurological consultative services. While Clinical Neurology involves history tracking, neurological examination and formulating diagnosis, Investigative Neurology involves imaging the nervous system using MRI, CT and electro-physiological examination.
One of the key Departments of the Hospital and a brainchild of the Chairman Sri A.C. Shanmugam, the Dialysis Unit was set up with the aim of serving the poor and weaker sections of society. Established in July 2011 with 5 Dialysis machines, today the facility is fully equipped with 10 more machines, adequate support staff and also has a facility for isolating and treating HIV patients. This has become a boon for the rural population around Bengaluru.
Department established in the year 2009. The department of Urology is dedicated to providing state-of-the-art medical and surgical care in all aspects of adult and pediatric urology.
We provide patient oriented management of cancer and benign urological diseases by integrating and leveraging our combined expertise.
Department recognized under Vajpayee Aarogya shree yojana., Yeshaswini
Children are the greatest gift to mankind. It is our responsibility to provide the best of the care for children suffering from diseases or ailments. With this motto, Pediatric Surgery department at RRMCH is striving hard to provide the best Surgical care at affordable costs.Patients from all over the state and also adjacent states are presently getting treated.
What is plastic surgery?- It is a popular misconception that the word plastic in plastic surgery means artificial. Rather, the word is derived from the ancient Greek word plastikos, which means to mold or give form.
Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involved with the reconstruction of facial and body tissue defects due to illness, trauma, or birth disorders.
Plastic surgery restores and improves function, as well as appearance. It can involve surgery on any part of the anatomy, except the central nervous system, including the following: Skin (including skin cancer, scars, burns, birthmarks, and tattoo removal) Maxillofacial (the facial skeleton) Congenital anomalies (including deformed ears, cleft palate, and cleft lip)
What does plastic surgery include?
Plastic surgery includes both reconstructive and aesthetic (cosmetic surgery) procedures:
Reconstructive plastic surgery. involves the restoration of form and function in any area of the body. This might include repairing a hole left when a bone tumor is removed, reconstructing a breast following a mastectomy. In general, reconstructive surgery is performed on abnormal structures of the body that may be caused by the following:Trauma/ Infection / Developmental abnormalities / Congenital (present at birth) anomalies / Disease / Tumors This type of surgery is usually performed to improve function, but may also be performed to approximate a normal appearance.
Hand surgery, including treatment of acute and chronic hand and upper limb problems, such as carpal tunnel surgery and brachial plexus repair.
Cosmetic (or Aesthetic) surgery, Cosmetic surgery is performed to repair or reshape otherwise normal structures of the body, generally, to improve appearance, such as breast reduction or augmentation, liposuction, facelifts, and skin treatments.
Craniofacial surgery, a major component of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, for children born with abnormalities of the face or head, from craniosynostosis (improper development of the skull bones) to cleft palate to jaw reconstruction.
Oral and Maxiollofacial Surgery, which relates to the mouth and jaw. It can help patients who suffer from jaw pain or injuries, and even sleep disorders
Microsurgery, in which surgeons reattach tiny pieces of tissue taken from a donor or from another part of a patient’s body. Microsurgeons specialize in the reconnection of nerves, muscles, and blood vessels.
Rajarajeswari Heart Center, part of the esteem institute, Rajarajeswari Medical College & Hospital. Was established in May 2012 as an initial non-interventional department with 2D echocardiography, Treadmill Test and cardiac consultation. After the initial good response, our interventional department was established in December 2012. Since then, there was no looking back, the department has made leaps & bounds in patient care, catering in all fields of cardiology like pediatric device closure for ASD & VSD (congenital heart diseases), to adult coronary artery disease, peripheral artery diseases, heart failure, heart blocks and arrhythmia management with ablations. The cardiology department has ever since been catering to the community with the latest technology and best cardiac care at the most affordableprices.
The modern anaesthesia is comparatively of recent origin dating back to a century and half, before which “Surgery was an agony”. Introduction of general Anaesthesia in 1846 (W.T.A.Morton), combined with aseptic techniques, permitted increasingly extensive and complex operations to be performed. Present day monitoring facilities and pain relief made the Sevier safe.
Duties of the Department of Anaesthesia have extended beyond operating rooms to cardiopulmonary resuscitation, critical care and pain management services.
The Department of Anaesthesiology has a significant role in surgeries. The department utilizes the most advanced equipments to cater to the varied requirements of patients undergoing various medical procedures and treatment. The anaesthesiology team comprises specialist doctors with training in hemodynamic monitoring, management of Thoracic, and Lumbar pain, blocks under ultrasound guidance, fiberoptic intubation and intra and post-operative ventilator management.
We have an excellent infrastructure with 10 fully equipped air conditioned operation theatres. It comprises with remote controlled tables, halogen shadow less lights with cameras beaming the proceedings along with audio in our demonstration room. We have fully automated anaesthesia workstations, multi-paramonitors in every OT; specialized equipment like nerve locator, nerve mapper, fiberscope, and a difficult intubation cart. We also have an anesthesia museum depicting the history of anaesthesia and its evolvement to present today.
We provide ICU care with 5 ventilators for patient requiring ventilator support including non invasive ventilation and BIPAP machines.
The department of Psychiatry at Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital strives to achieve and follow “A healthy mind in a healthy body”. Our dedicated team of psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers address the biological, psychological and social aspects of mental health of the patients. The department has a holistic approach and is also undergoing training for both undergraduates and postgraduates. Our priority lies in patient care, education and research.
Department of Respiratory Medicine at Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital specializes in Critical Care, Sleep Medicine, Tuberculosis and disorders relating to the lungs.
The department provides comprehensive consultative evaluation and management for patients with pulmonary diseases such as Tuberculosis, Asthma- Acute and chronic, Pulmonary embolism, Emphysema and chronic bronchitis, Interstitial lung diseases, Lung Cancer, Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary vascular diseases, Fungal infections of the lung, Sleep apnea, insomnia and other sleep disorders.
The department of Respiratory Medicine at Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital is also performing various diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the department like Pulmonary Function tests, fiberoptic and rigid bronchoscopy, transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) and biopsy (EBB, TBLB). Thoracocentesis, ICD placement and pleural biopsy for diagnosis of pleural diseases. For various lung lesions percutaneous needle biopsies are also done. In emergencies the department is also performing emergency bronchoscopic intubations.
The Department of Respiratory Medicine also has an actively functioning RNTCP AND DOTS CENTRE which was Started in 2006 as a part of RNTCP for medical colleges to cater to the people suffering from various forms of tuberculosis. The center is under administrative control of District TB officer Bengaluru Urban District Centre. It has a designated microscopy centre (DMC) for diagnostic services and a Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) centre for treatment of TB patients at free cost.
Various specialty clinics are run by the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital to help the patients on various days of the week. For e.g.
Monday—Asthma and Allergy
Tuesday—COPD Clinic
Wednesday—Sleep Clinic
Thursday—Tobacco cessation
Friday—DOTS centre
Saturday—Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic
