Overview

In August 1990 Yeshawantrao Chavan Rural Hospital, Latur with 200 beds was formally inaugurated and 1995 the present hospital building with 700 beds capacity was inaugurated at the auspicious hands of Shri. Sharad Pawar and Shri. Shivraj Patil

The hospital was started with basic departments like Medicine, Surgery and Obstetric and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Ophthalmology, Anaesthesiology, Pathology, Radiology and Orthopaedic, Psychiatry, Dentistry, Physiotherapy, E.N.T., Dermatology, later on Urology, Nephrology, Burns and Plastic Surgery are also started. In addition, in 2004 a full-fledged Ayurvedic Centre is also established for the benefit of the patients.

There are more than ten well equipped operation theatres and separate intensive care units for Medicine/Cardiology, Surgery, and Paediatrics & Neonatal ICU are available round the clock.

The hospital has well equipped haemodialysis unit, C.T. Scan, Mammography unit, Colour Doppler and computerized stress tests (Tread Mill) and pulmonary function facilities.

The operation theatres are well equipped for the management of routine surgeries and emergency services. The OT's have been equipped with cauterize, ultrasound machines, Defibrillator, Central Suction, Oxygen and Nitrous oxide supply and attached Central Sterilization Supply Department.

The modern diagnostic equipments in OT include a fibre optic oesophago gastroscope, bronchoscopes, fibre optic cystoscope and TUR assembly and a diagnostic laparoscope.

The hospital also has a haemodialysis machine, which is used for the treatment of kidney patients.

The Central Clinical Laboratory is well equipped with 24hrs service and with its divisions of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Pathology are fully equipped and providing the services of Microbiology, Histopathology, Biochemistry and Clinical Pathology. The well equipped and FDA approved Blood Bank of the hospital not only meets the requirements of the hospital but also supplies blood to the needy patients in and around Latur City. A Blood gas analyzer is also installed in the hospital.

Radiology Department has two units for routine and specialized work and three portable mobile units and ultrasound machine. In addition to this, the Obstetrics department and operation theatre have Ultra sound machines.