Adhiparasakthi Charitable, Medical, Educational and Cultural Trust (ACMEC) is a charitable organization in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It was founded in 1978 in Melmaruvathur

Melmaruvathur

Melmaruvathur is a town situated on NH-45 between Chennai and Tindivanam. It is 92 kilometers from Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, India. The famous AdiParasakthi Temple is situated here. It is well connected by trains and buses from Chennai and elsewhere....

 by Bangaru Adigalar

Bangaru Adigalar

Bangaru Adigalar is an Indian spiritual guru; he is the President of Adiparasakthi Charitable Medical Educational and Charitable Trust, which runs a free hospital, a number of local colleges and other local services in Tamil Nadu, India.-Biography:...

; it funds colleges and a hospital as well as a variety of other local services.

Charitable activities

• Building homes for the poor.
• Relief to victims of natural calamities such as floods, drought, fire, etc. During such disasters, round the clock medical assistance is also provided.
• Renovating dilapidated temples.
• Distributing food, clothing and books to the poor.
• Giving crutches and other aid appliances to the handicapped.
• Assisting poor farmers and artisans with implements.
• Charitable homes for the handicapped, orphans and elderly.
• Performing last rites in ceremonial manner for the poor.
• Adoption of children belonging to prisoners serving life or death sentences.
• Solemnizing free marriages for the poor.

Adiparasakthi Hospital and Research Institute

The 300 bed hospital, which opened in 1986, serves over 750 villages surrounding Melmaruvathurtoday and offers both primary care advanced care services. The hospital provides free medical services to both in and outpatients. The outpatient attendance is in the range of 800 per day; more than 1000 on Sundays.

Beginning in 1991, free camps are offered once a year at Melmaruvathur. The eye camp of February 2002 treated 5000 patients and 900 cataract

Cataract

A cataract is a clouding that develops in the crystalline lens of the eye or in its envelope, varying in degree from slight to complete opacity and obstructing the passage of light...

 operations were performed.

The Hospital is recognized for the implementation of many social welfare programs of the government.

• Blindness Control Programme.
• National Tuberculosis Control Programme.
• Screening of AIDS Patients, Counseling and Management.
• National Leprosy Control Programme.
• National Family Planning programme Implementation.
• Cancer Screening.

The hospital has General Medicine, General Surgery

Surgery

Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...

, Paediatrics, Obstetrics

Obstetrics

Obstetrics is the medical specialty dealing with the care of all women's reproductive tracts and their children during pregnancy , childbirth and the postnatal period...

 and Gynaecology

Gynaecology

Gynaecology or gynecology is the medical practice dealing with the health of the female reproductive system . Literally, outside medicine, it means "the science of women"...

, ENT

Otolaryngology

Otolaryngology or ENT is the branch of medicine and surgery that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, and head and neck disorders....

, Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...

, Orthopaedic Surgery, Oncology

Oncology

Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer...

, Neurology

Neurology

Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue,...

, Dermatology

Dermatology

Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases, a unique specialty with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist takes care of diseases, in the widest sense, and some cosmetic problems of the skin, scalp, hair, and nails....

 and Neurosurgery Departments functioning at present. There is also a 24 hour casualty department. The hospital has a separate Dental Surgery wing.

Educational activities

The Adhiparasakthi group of Educational Institutions supports and runs the following schools:

AT Melmaruvathur

• Adhiparasakthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School.
• Adhiparasakthi Engineering College
  Engineering college
  Engineering colleges generally refer to institutes of higher education which offer an engineering course at degree level. The duration of the course is four to five years depending upon the university to which the college is affiliated. The students learn little of basic science concentrating...
  
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• Adhiparasakthi Polytechnic
  Institute of technology
  Institute of technology is a designation employed in a wide range of learning institutions awarding different types of degrees and operating often at variable levels of the educational system...
  
   College.
• Adhiparasakthi College of Nursing
  Nursing
  Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
  
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• Adhiparasakthi College of Physiotherapy.
• Adhiparasakthi College of Pharmacy
  Pharmacy
  Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
  
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• Adhiparasakthi College of Dentistry
  Dentistry
  Dentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is widely considered...
  
  (2005).

At G.B. Nagar, Kalavai

• Adhiparasakthi College of Science.
• Adhiparasakthi college of Engineering.

External Links

• Adiparasakthi Hospital and Research Institute website