Childcare is most needed at the place the child spends most of the day – the school. That’s why at every school it partners, AddressHealth sets up and runs a fully-equipped, nurse-led infirmary called the AddressHealth Medical Room.

 

AddressHealth Medical Rooms are our most comprehensive offering for schools as they not only play the role of school infirmaries but also act as coordination hubs for various health activities.

Benefits

  • Tele-consultation tele-medicine equipped units that can carry out emergency and planned tele-consultations with various child health experts
  • Triage & Evacuation Advice School nurse assesses the severity of any adverse medical event and, if necessary, through emergency tele-consult, takes decisions for evacuation or referral
  • Guidance and Medical Consultation Planned consults arranged for parents to be guided on specific health issues of children with care, clarity, confidence.
  • First Aid & First Contact Care Basic school emergencies addressed and first aid or first contact care provided by trained, trusted professionals.
  • Electronic Health Records Records for all health encounters at the centre, integrated with specific history for each child, maintained by the staff along with the findings from annual health check
  • Recovery & Observation For children with acute illnesses, facilities to rest and to be under observation of the school nurse are provided with care, comfort, and supervision.

Frequently Asked Question

Have questions about scheduling or what to expect? Here are answers to common inquiries to help you feel fully prepared.

Yes, we provide a full time nurse for the school infirmary. We also provide replacement nurse (*T & C apply), when the infirmary nurse is on leave

Yes, we provide all medicines and consumables, as per our medical protocols for the infirmary. The nurses consult our pediatricians online and on their recommendation and prescription, administer medicines, as per protocols.

We tie up with nearby hospitals for emergency care, based on their capabilities to deliver intensive care, trauma services etc. We are not responsible for the costs of hospitalization of any child/ adult who is admitted. We usually have an MOU and a rotational advance with the hospital to ensure timely attention to emergencies, but we are not responsible for paying the hospital bills

We can recommend group insurance for grevious injury through IRDA registered brokers. We do not directly provide any insurance package

Only General Nursing & Midwifery Diploma holders or nurses with a bachelors degree in nursing with a valid registration with state nursing council are appointed to infirmaries. In states, where ANMs are registered with state nursing council and if they have clinical experience, they could be considered rarely.