Dera Hospital, Dera Baba Jaimal Singh
New Dera Hospital Complex
Starting with a small dispensary in a single room in the 1930s, the first actual hospital was built in Dera in 2002 having the latest medical equipment. However, in 2021, to meet the ever-growing needs of the sangat and the Dera residents, a larger and more modern hospital was constructed. The old hospital building continues to be utilized. It now houses the Nature Cure Hospital, Ayurvedic clinic, and the Homeopathic dispensary.
The ground floor of the new Dera Hospital provides the following services:
A large waiting room, Outpatient Consultation rooms, Emergency Medical Care, Male and Female Indoor Wards, Dressings, Injections, X-Ray, Minor Operating Theatre, ECG & Echo Cardiograph, Pharmacy, Lab Collection Centre, Patient Welfare Department, and Hospital Administration.
X-Ray: Patients undergo Digital X-Ray examination for fractures, injuries, osteoporosis, spondylitis, chest infections, etc.
X-Ray
The First Floor provides: Dental Clinic with six fully equipped Dental Chairs, Physiotherapy, Laboratory, Sterilization, Cancer Day Care Treatment, Wards for Physically Dependent Dera Residents requiring Nursing Care, a Pharmacy and General Stores.
Visiting Specialists also provide services for Eye, ENT, Orthopedics, Medicine, Psychiatry, and Dentistry
Outpatient Facilities: Literally hundreds of thousands of Dera residents are treated at the Dera Hospital Outpatient Department as well as visiting sangat who are treated at the three First-Aid Posts located near the visitors’ accommodations.
Emergency Services: Provides emergency medical services 24/7.
Dental Clinic: Preventive and curative dental treatments are provided to all Dera residents and children of Pathseekers School.
Dental Clinic
Annual Medical Examinations: Annual Medical Examinations are provided to all Dera Residents and their dependent children. Sewadars working in food establishments are checked twice yearly to rule out any food borne illnesses. Retirees living in the hostels or in their homes, are given medical exams quarterly to monitor their health status.
Outpatient Cancer Treatment: is available for chemotherapy, under guidance of an Oncologist, for Dera residents suffering from cancer.
Ophthalmology: Follow-up care for Eye patients is provided by visiting ophthalmologists on a regular basis.
Ophthalmology
Audiometry and Hearing Aid Facility: is available for Dera residents with hearing impairment.
ECG: Dera residents undergo ECG screening annually.
Physiotherapy: a well-equipped facility is available for Dera Residents.
Physiotherapy
Care of Physically Dependent Dera Residents: A bedded facility with a provision to increase beds if required, was established to look after the elderly Dera residents who require Nursing Care and do not have anyone to look after them. There are trained Nurses and other support staff who manage their care under the supervision of the hospital medical staff.
Dependent Care Ward
Ambulance Services: Two Ambulances with Basic Life Support facilities are available to transport patients to Dera Hospital as well as the Maharaj Sawan Singh Charitable Hospital in Beas, which provides the back-up Secondary-level support services as well as inpatient care.
Prevention / Control of Vector-Borne Infections: Dera has modern systems of waste disposal of water and solids to minimize mosquito breeding. Because Dera is surrounded by agricultural land, mosquito control measures are periodically undertaken to prevent Malaria, Dengue and transmission of other vector- borne diseases through fogging and anti-larval measures.
Laboratory: Performs lab tests of blood, urine, sputum and water samples.
Laboratory
Medical Care for Pathseekers Students: Dera Hospital is the primary medical back-up for the Pathseekers School. A well-equipped school Infirmary is managed with the support of Dera Hospital. The students receive medical exams and treatment, along with vitamins and other helpful supplements.
Eye / Organ Donation: There is a facility for Dera residents to register for Eye and Organ donation as well as whole-body donation.
Nature Cure Hospital: Was started in 1965 for the Dera residents. It now functions from the old Dera Hospital building. Treatments provided at the facility include mud packs, enemas, various baths, cold compresses, physiotherapy, magnet therapy, exercises, Yogasana and Pranayama.
Homoeopathic Dispensary: The Homoeopathic Dispensary has been functioning in Dera since 1980.
Ayurveda Clinic: The clinic has recently been started for Dera residents.
Old Dera Hospital