Extension and Outreach Activities at SIMATS

SIMATS has conducted around 1560 health camps including COVID vaccination camps to render health services to about 2,70,344 people. We are the second largest COVID hospital in Tamilnadu after CMC vellore. SIMATS was awarded as one of the top 5 medical centres in the country by India Today Health Giri Awards and also awarded with ‘Certificate of Excellence’ by ‘Associations of Healthcare Providers of India’ for the services during COVID period.  At state level, we were awarded excellence awards for best performing private hospital, excellence in Covid treatment from Tamilnadu state government and ‘Appreciation award’ from Tamil Nadu Health Systems for Project for providing quality services to maximum number of poor patients under CMCHIS. We have received several appreciation letters from elected representatives and government officials like Panchayat Secretary, Child Development Programme Officer, Deputy Director Medical Services and Heads of government schools and colleges, for our outreach work conducted during the last five years.

All these achievements were made possible by our holistic public health based curriculum that motivates our students to participate in general health camps (670), specialised camps including Cancer screening (234), Cataract screening (50), Oral screening (400) etc. We cover three districts namely Kanchipuram, Thiruvallur and Chennai for the various outreach activities. About Rs 3,47,32190 were spent towards the screening and treatment of the camp patients. Apart from providing health services students had organised 350 health awareness programs for vulnerable and underprivileged sections of the community in the last five years. During COVID period SIMATS has donated 5000 masks, 1500 PPEs and 19,000 Face hoods to the police personnels, local doctors and general community worth Rs 36 lakhs.

SIMATS runs two full-fledged primary health centers at Mappedu and Thirumazhisai for providing Patient care.These centers coordinate with local health agencies in the implementation of the National Health programs.The Rural health center (Mappedu) functions 24x7 providing Primary Health care and Emergency services. Besides, it is also providing specialist Consultation through a dedicated Telemedicine Unit. Consultation services provided in the center are free of cost.

SIMATS students have offered legal awareness and protection for economically weaker sections (3 camps), tribal groups in Ooty, Pachamalai (9 programs) in association with the Tamilnadu forest department . We have settled over 33 cases and are in the process of serving justice for over 93 + clients in the society. Our engineering departments have developed and donated 90 Public toilets, 10 visually impared sticks, 10 battery operated cycles, 43 wheelchairs for disabled, computers for government schools with certificates of appreciation for the same. 

SIMATS students are the members of prestigious students clubs like National Service Scheme, Youth Red Cross club, Red Cross club, Rotaract club. Students are recognised for their activities by State Rotaract Clubs like ‘BEST PROJECT AWARD’ amongst the college based club, ‘Best Emerging College Based Club’ awarded by GLORY - Annual District Rotaract Club, ‘Platinum citation award’ and ‘Rotary International Citation Award’ for the service rendered towards the community for two consecutive years (2020 & 2021).