Project MRI

SSI’s Medical Relief Initiative is a social impact project with a focus on improving the rural healthcare delivery mechanisms by enhancing and supporting curative care at rural hospitals and providing critical support to the intensive Care Units (ICUs) to enable the hospital to provide the critical medical services to the local rural population hence improving medical outcomes and saving many lives.

• Lack of adequate intensive care unit (ICU) facilities at the hospital and critical medical equipment like ventilators and BIPAPs.

• Hospital Forced to refer away their patients who require intensive care to Corporate Hospitals or other local hospitals.

• Lack of timely access to critical care for patients from the villages due to distances to access lifesaving treatment.

• High cost of critical care for patients from the villages who often cannot afford the medical expenses and travel expenses.

We worked with G Vasudeva Pai Memorial Hospital located in Moodbidri, Karnataka, a 35 bedded hospital run by the G Vasudeva Pai Charitable Trust. The hospital caters to the medical needs of the citizens from Moodbidri and the surrounding 28 villages. The hospital boasts of experienced doctors and nursing staff and is well known in the community for their dedication and ever-smiling service to the patients.

• Setup a MOU with each rural hospital and dedicate a task force to work closely with  all stakeholders in the area.

• Tap into project management and execution talent from within the SSI team and the hospital team to collaborate .

• Evaluate needs and requirements for the ICU at the hospital with a focus on medical equipment required.

• Procure best fit solutions by engaging and negotiating with medical equipment vendors to procure the equipment.

• Stay engaged with the hospital over long term and monitor and assess the utilization of the critical care equipment and services.