SURGICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

Head of Department: Dr.Abdallah Chome

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The Department has six sections, these are:- 

• General surgery (Male &Female)

• Orthopedics & Trauma services

• Urology services

• Theater (Minor &Major)

• Anesthesia

• Intensive Care Unit services

Introduction

The Department of Surgery is one among the twelve departments of the hospital. The units are divided according to their areas of specialization which are; General Surgery, Orthopedics & Trauma unit, Theatre (Minor &Major), Anesthesia , intensive Care Unit. The overall responsibility of the department is to provide effective, efficiency and high quality specialist surgical services to patients. The department is tasked to make sure that services are provided in accordance with the set standard operating procedures and treatment guidelines.

Department Profile

The department conducts all the surgical cases of children and adults. This includes all surgical conditions within the hospital capacity. The most common surgical conditions which are managed under this firm include hydrocele, hernias, anorectal malformations, and fracture. The most common emergency conditions attended include laparotomies, for pentonitis intestinal obstruction. hernias, and Trauma. The department is dedicated provision of high quality of patient care and conducting researches to the hospital in particular through teaching and learning, research, development and management.

The department has got a total of 6 units as shown above. Each unit has specific role to play in carrying out the functions of the department. The Department has a total of 42 employees comprising of 2 specialist, 8 doctors and 31 other staffs.

Philosophy

We believe that all patients have the right to be attended with dignity according to their specific needs regardless of economic status, political affiliation color, race, religion.

 

Objectives

1. To provide safe and high standard surgical services

2. To teach staff/students in various programs on safe, feasible and sustainable theater techniques

Activities/function

In summary, the functions of the department:

• To provide effective, efficiency and high quality specialist surgical services to patients

• To provide safe and high standard surgical services

• To conduct on job training in various programs on safe, feasible and sustainable theater techniques

• To conduct quality operational and scientific research.

• Attending to all emergencies brought in

• Consultations to either referred or self-referred patients and to those coming for follow up.

• Interdepartmental consultations

• Teaching to medical students, nurse students and visiting foreign students

• To conduct out rich services within the region.

• To conduct coaching and mentorship to the lower level facilities so as to improve surgical services in the region.

Clinics in The Department

Clinic Type	Date
General surgery	Tuesday and Thursday
Orthopedics & Trauma services	Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays
Urology services