A Review of Corporate Social Responsibility Programmes Conducted in a Large Public Hospital in a Metropolitan City
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2020-01
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International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences
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Background: Through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), a company achieves a balance of economic, environmental andsocial objectives and is also mandated by Indian law. CSR can help in strengthening healthcare in public hospitals catering to theneedy population. Aims: This study documents the various CSR activities going on in a large tertiary care teaching and publichospital in a metropolitan city, challenges in their implementation and effectiveness of such activities. Materials and Methods:Cross sectional questionnaire based descriptive study in a large public hospital in Mumbai, India. A questionnaire was distributedto nine departments which had received CSR support in the year 2017-18. Details recorded were the kind of initiatives andamount received, difficulties faced in implementation, mode of implementation, its effectiveness and number of people benefittedby the activity. Results: In all, companies have provided a total funding of Rs.10,18,24,940 in a year. Difficulties were faced dueto lack of knowledge of the procedure and clear guidelines for CSR implementation. Approximately 84,251 indoor patients and20,77,146 OPD patients were directly or indirectly benefited by these activities. Conclusions: Public hospitals are best settingswhere companies can implement their CSR activities for healthcare of the poorer sections of society, thus fulfilling their socialobligations in a fruitful way. In view of the advantages of CSR, a dedicated CSR department and guidelines for CSR utilisationneed to be set up with adequate expertise and responsibilities.
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Corporate Social responsibility, Public hospital.
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Prasad Priyanka S., Supe Avinash N., Deshmukh Hemant. A Review of Corporate Social Responsibility Programmes Conducted in a Large Public Hospital in a Metropolitan City. International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences . 2020 Jan; 9(1): 7-12