Patient Care
Community Outreach & Home Care Services
“Empowering Communities through Awareness, Extending Care beyond Hospitals”
Step Programme
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Support Therapy to Educate People (STEP) aims to cater to the public in general and patients in particular in health-related areas. The majority of the beneficiaries are in and around Chennai and neighbouring areas. STEP focuses on various ailments and wellbeing.
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Depression – signs, symptoms and its management -
Asthma -
Breastfeeding -
Common health concerns in women
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Healthy lifestyle for healthy kidneys -
Diabetes -
Coronary heart disease -
Stroke -
Obesity
Home Care Services
As a community-focused hospital dedicated to providing accessible, quality healthcare, SMF is committed to supporting your recovery beyond hospital walls.
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We offer specialized home care services to ensure you receive continuous medical and nursing attention in the comfort of your home after discharge. -
Our home care programs are designed to provide seamless care transitions, helping you and your family maintain the same standard of clinical excellence you experienced during your hospital stay. -
We encourage patients and their families to take advantage of these services for comprehensive post-discharge support.
List of Home Care Services
Wound
Dressing
Stapler
removal
Ryles tube
insertion
Lab investigations
Suture
removal
Catheter insertion
Injection
Doctor visit
IV fluids
PAP smear
Sundaram Arockiyam Plan
- Sundaram Arockiyam Plan (SAP) is the community service initiative of Sundaram Medical Foundation focusing on the health needs of children studying in Aadi Dravida Tribal Welfare School, Anna Nagar. Every year, approximately 235 children are screened. Anyone in need of treatment is admitted for free. Every year two camps are conducted.
Screening Camps
Our Community Services Team regularly organizes screening camps and general health checkups to serve the wider community and promote preventive healthcare.
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We've conducted camps for diverse groups including Metro Rail employees, auto drivers, MTC bus drivers and conductors and members of various associations/ Community organizations. -
These camps are designed to provide accessible healthcare screenings and early detection of health concerns for those who may have limited access to regular medical care. -
Through these initiatives, we strive to contribute to a healthier community, one screening at a time.
First Aid Training
First Aid Training Sessions are conducted in the Emergency Department to equip all the trainees to provide support and rescue assistance during any medical emergency.
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Basic Life Support (BLS) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) techniques using training manikins. -
Choking management for adults and infants. -
Hands-on practical training sessions for real-world preparedness.
Emergencies & First Aid Team provides in-campus training for school teachers, students, bus operators, autorickshaws drivers, and traffic officers periodically.
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Can Wish aims to fulfill the wishes of critically-ill children up to the age of 16 years. This April, two children were given a remote-operated toy car and a toy helicopter.
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Can-Stop was launched on March 23 1998, to assist pediatric cancer patients and their families impacted by the pandemic. A total amount of Rs 1,90,000 was raised.
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Can-Stop conducted an online panel discussion to emphasize the importance of medical care, stress management, and diet management for various childhood cancers. About 30 families and 56 students from different colleges across Chennai participated in the event, and was well received by the beneficiaries, survivors and their families.
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SMF employees, physicians, and volunteers donated necessities worth Rs. 140,000 to 2 NGOs: Kalaiselvi Karunalaya and Anandham Old Age Home. As a way to express gratitude for the less fortunate, SMF organized a gift drive through its consultants and employees.
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The Community Services division of SMF regularly leads yoga training sessions for 6-20 year old Adi Dravidar welfare students at a school in Anna Nagar. This project emphasizes yoga practice, postures, meditation, diet, and personal hygiene.
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The Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation oversees the SMF Akash Centre for Cerebral Palsy. The centre was launched in 2002 to meet the needs of kids with special needs.
