To Increase the Treatment Capacity of the Clinical Hospital/UFPR Vision Center
The Institution "Clinical Hospital/UFPR"
University Hospital/UFPR - Main Building
The story
The University Hospital of the Federal University of Paraná (HC) was opened to community on 1961, with 366 beds. Accompanying the development of medical sciences the University Hospital expanded in size and services, becoming a national reference for medical services in Brazil.
In 1999, the hospital had 50,000 square meters in area, 191 examining rooms, 374 ambulatories and 635 beds, distributed among 45 medical specialties, with 3,471 health professionals, 218 medical professors and 228 residents. It is responsible for the health care of about 4 million people in the region of Curitiba, capital of the State of Parana, performing an average of 745,200 medical procedures per year. It is the largest hospital of the State.
The HC is one of the 45 university hospitals in Brazil, being the sixth in the country in size and the third more productive.
The Friendship Association
The Association of the friends of HC is a non government organization which helps the university hospital to achieve its goals of medical care for the poor people of the state.
In order to make its work productive is organized in 45 different commissions that work independently for each one of the medical specialties. With more than 1,000 voluntaries is a well non organization in the state, with great credibility.
The Project - Section II
The Secretaries of State and Municipal Health of Paraná have constantly emphasized the need to accommodate the enormous demand in the area of ophthalmology. The medical assistance in this specialty provided by the government (SUS) is restricted to University Hospitals.
The Ophthalmology Service of the Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Paraná has grown rapidly and expanded its activities in the context of the University. This expansion, both medical and academic, has induced the Administration Council of the Clinical Hospital of UFPR to seek partners to assist and sustain the expansion. The creation of postgraduate courses (Master and Ph.D.) in Ophthalmology is an important factor in the increasing role and the progress of the Center.
Objectives:
To increase the medical ophthalmology facilities to meet the growing needs of the community.
To increase the academic studies of ophthalmology to maintain the level of graduate and postgraduate courses within the University.
Pasteur Street, 26 - Curitiba, State of Paraná, Brazil.
Community support activities:
medical consultation: up to 100 per day
additional examinations: 20 per day
physical therapies: 10 per day
minor surgeries: 15 per day
Consultancies:
New rooms are needed for medical consultations.
Additional examinations:
Field of vision meter computer-assisted, retinal electrophysiology, ocular echography, retinal angiography, cornea specular microscopy, computer-assisted tonometry and refractometry (existing equipment).
Therapies:
Retinal laser therapy – emerald crystal laser
Laser therapy -YAG for secondary cataracts and glaucoma
Plastic and repair surgeries of eyelid and lachrymal canal, conjunctive surgery (pterygium and tumors), cataract surgery involving implantation of intraocular lens, glaucoma surgery.
***All with local anaesthetic and without hospital internment.
Graduate:
Selective stage of specialties : 15 students per year
Volunteer stage of specialties: 15 students per year
Post Graduate:
Medical residence in Ophthalmology: 12 residents per year
Specialization Course in Ophthalmology: 8 students per year
Specialization Course in Ocular Microsurgery: 3 students per year
Master and Ph.D. in Ophthalmology: 2 per year
Supervisors:
7 contracted Physicians and 2 Professors
Partners:
The Federal University of Paraná have made available a building, situated in a downtown area of Curitiba, to increase the Ophthalmology Service (estimated value of US$300,000). The Curitiba Municipal Secretary of Health donated US$30,000 for repair and construction. Extra equipment valued at US$ 95,000 was donated by the Health Ministry. However, more clinical and surgical equipment is necessary for the complete functioning of the Center.
Needs of the project - Section II:
Vitrectomy apparatus - phacoemulsifier .(US$ 40.000,00)
Running costs of the Center:
With the consultancies per day, additional examinations, therapies and surgeries, it is expected that the center will have running costs of US$ 15,000 to US$ 20,000 per month.
Lions Club sponsor:
Lions Clube de Curitiba Batel