Business Plan
Charis S. Santiago
MBAH Entrep
Lying in Clinic in Every Town
It was during our residency training at Dr Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital that this business concept was created. Alongside with the situation in our area that I observed when I had my community service for 5 months. It was that there were number of pregnant women who do not receive proper prenatal check ups during pregnancy resulting to complications and high cost of hospitalization. Some were not compliant to have their prenatal care done even on health centers. Others were compliant to have regular prenatal care but do not receive complete care given by the local health centre due to lack of manpower or lack of training of the health care providers.
Based on the demographics nationwide, there were increasing mortality and morbidity among pregnant mothers and perinatal death. Some of the leading causes of perinatal death is premature births, sepsis neonatorum, respiratory distress syndrome and congenital anomalies. These cases were in a way preventable and manageable provided it be detected early or at least suspected early as risk factors during prenatal check ups. However, sadly, as stated, there were few care or incomplete care given at that. Hence, as an OB gynecologist, I was alarmed with the current situation and at the same time passionate on giving what I know and what I have to help build our society.
With that, I saw this opportunity of putting up several lying-in clinics or at least put up 1 lying-in clinic in every town. It will be composed of group of 3-5 skilled midwives managing that facility, 1 utility and myself as a coordinator.
That will resolve the issue of poor prenatal care received by patients. This will also give opportunities to midwives that are available in the area more than the availability of a nurse.
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