MEDICAL PROGRAM
MEDICAL PROGRAM
The Suntreso Government Hospital’s mission is “To improve the health status of the people within Bantama Sub-Metro and beyond through the provision of quality health care delivered by highly committed staff through good leadership and collaboration with stakeholders.”
This hospital is open 24/7 and provides care through a wide variety of departments. Not only does this hospital have an emergency unit, X-ray and ultrasound, department of surgery, Pediatric ward, they also provide dental and eye health services. These departments are very busy and volunteers can sit in on dental and eye surgeries. There is a pharmacy on site and also an STD/HIV clinic.
Volunteers with medical training will be able to perform the following tasks*:
Helping with patient intake
Performing blood pressure and vitals checks
Assisting the doctors in procedures
Administering IV’s
Observing surgeries such as hernia surgery and emergency surgeries
Volunteers may also have the opportunity to work in the labour and delivery ward.
*When it comes to the level of participation it will be at the discretion of the doctors or nurse in charge.
Volunteers do not need any medical experience to join this program just a passion for learning and helping people. Volunteers are required to bring their own scrubs for this placement.
