The Society for the Rehabilitation of Crippled Children

The ‘Society for the Rehabilitation of Crippled Children’ (SRCC) is an established Public Charity Trust with a mandate to provide healthcare facilitie Read mores for children. In 1950, SRCC was granted land on lease at Haji Ali and the ‘Children’s Orthopedic Hospital’ was established to provide surgical, medical and rehabilitation services to children afflicted by Poliomyelitis. This hospital was recognized world-wide and became a referral facility for India and the Asian countries. As the disease declined, the hospital facilities were closed in 2006 and an expansion programme was undertaken to establish a world-class ‘CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL’ at the site. In Phase-1, the rehabilitation facilities were moved to a new building called the ‘SRCC Centre for Child Development’ which was opened in 2009. In Phase-2 the SRCC Children’s Hospital became operational in April 2017 and is currently being managed by Dr. Devi Shetty’s NARAYANA HEALTH (NH), who are presently operating 23 hospitals across the country & an international hospital in Cayman Islands. NH is also known to be the world’s most economical healthcare service provider. SRCC offers integrated assistance and an array of primary & emergency care and other specialty services under one roof in India.  The 200 bed SRCC CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL exclusively for children Hospital is equipped with the latest technologies & houses many specialties aimed towards transforming children’s health in India. Some of the tertiary care facilities and services are Cardiology and Cardiac surgery, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Oncology, Orthopedics, Nephrology, Gastroenterology and Urology and a Blood Bank.  The SRCC CENTRE FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT offers comprehensive outpatient multidisciplinary rehabilitation care of the highest quality in a family-centered environment for children aged from birth to 18 years from all sections of society. The goal is to maximize the abilities of each child while minimizing the effects of their impairments and promote physical and mental health. Our Therapy services for children with disorder’s cover a wide variety of pediatric rehabilitation and development specialties under one roof: Audio Therapy Aquatic Therapy Behavioural Therapy Dance Movement Therapy Early Intervention Programme Music Therapy Occupational Therapy Physiotherapy Psychological Assessments Remedial Education Therapy Speech Therapy Vision Therapy The Centre also runs a full-fledged department for children with differential learning needs - children with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, mild autism, attention deficits, children prone to epileptic fits and slow learners.  The Prosthetics & Orthotics department of the Centre designs & manufactures on site appliances which are externally applied onto the body to modify the structural and functional characteristics of the neuromuscular and skeletal system.  VISION: Health, Hope and Happiness is every child’s right. Our Mission statement is ‘No child should go without treatment for want of money’ and in keeping with this sentiment, we designed the following bed plan for our patients: ·        10% Beds Free: Quality treatment to patients from economically weaker sections of the society. ·        10% Highly Subsidized Beds at 50% of regular charges to patients from underprivileged families. ·        Value Beds: Quality treatment for middle class at about 20% lower rates than the market. ·        Premium Beds: Serving families desiring premium care. For over several decades SRCC has been assisting children with special needs in achieving their highest potential. The emphasis is on rehabilitation to become as self-reliant and independent. ·        Hospital: around 40% patients receive services at subsidized/free rates ·        Rehab: 200 plus active patients seeking multiple therapies on weekly basis - more than 85% patients receive services at subsidized/free rates . ·        Special Education Therapy dept: Around 80 children seeking therapies on daily basis - 30% children are receiving services at subsidized/free rates. SRCC Children’s Hospital is NABH accredited. Awards received: 1.      "Iconic Paediatric Hospital in Mumbai" by Mid Day: Health & Wellness Icons Awards, Mumbai 2019 2.      "Best Paediatric Superspeciality Hospital in India" by World Mental Health Congress & Awards, Mumbai 2019 3.      "Best CSR Practise in India" by World Mental Health Congress & Awards, Mumbai 2019 4.      "Patient Friendly Hospital" by AHPI Awards for Excellence in Healthcare, Delhi NCR 5.      "Quality of Care Award" by 2nd Annual Future of Hospitals Summit & Awards, Mumbai 2019. Plan Forward: To assist children from different backgrounds from across India with high quality yet affordable healthcare, preventive care and rehabilitation therapy services under one roof.