🏥 About the Department
The Health and Family Welfare system in Cuddalore District delivers secondary medical care, primary healthcare, preventive and promotive health services, disease surveillance, maternal and child healthcare, family welfare, emergency services and public health interventions through government hospitals, Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Health Sub-Centres (HSCs) and other designated health institutions. This page is organised around the State Policy Note’s distinction between Medical and Rural Health Services and Public Health and Preventive Medicine. District statistics below are taken from the District Handbook 2025–2026; state-level policy initiatives are described separately.
📊Cuddalore District – Health Infrastructure Statistics
| Indicator | Modern medicine | Indian medicine / other systems | District total as reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitals | 11 | 9 Siddha + 2 Homoeopathy (table classification) | 22 |
| Dispensaries | 0 | 1 Siddha | 1 |
| Primary Health Centres | 73 | 30 (22 Siddha, 2 Unani, 3 Ayurvedic, 3 Homoeopathy) | 103 |
| Health Sub-Centres | 396 | — | 396 |
| Bed strength | 2,901 | 60 | 2,961 |
| Doctors | 460 | 45 (3 Ayurvedic, 35 Siddha, 2 Unani, 5 Homoeopathy) | 505 |
| Nurses | 678 | 44 | 682 (as printed in handbook) |
| Indicator | Reported number / achievement |
|---|---|
| Pathological unit – D.P.H. Lab at Government Headquarters H1 | 1 |
| Pathological units at Taluk Hospitals | 8 |
| Pathological unit at Non-Taluk Hospital | 1 |
| Pathological unit at Government Hospital, Cuddalore Headquarters | 1 |
| Pathological unit at TB Sanitorium | 1 |
| Pathological unit at Medical College | 1 |
| Outpatient cases treated (2025–2026) | 66,19,031 |
| Inpatient cases treated (2025–2026) | 1,23,077 |
| Deliveries at Primary Health Centres (2025–2026) | 1,687 |
| Deliveries at Government Hospitals (2025–2026) | 12,202 |
| Medical personnel indicator | Number reported |
|---|---|
| Doctors | 1,234 |
| Nurses | 411 |
| Technical persons | 116 |
| Others | 223 |
| Programme indicator | Target | Achievement |
|---|---|---|
| Sterilisation | 8,500 | 6,049 |
| Intrauterine Device (IUD) | 17,050 | 12,716 |
| Users of oral pills | 3,250 | 350 |
| Users of conventional contraceptives | 8,500 | 2,354 |
| Service area | Website-ready description |
|---|---|
| 🏥 Secondary medical care | Government Headquarters, Taluk and Non-Taluk Hospitals provide inpatient and outpatient treatment, specialist services, emergency care and referrals within the government health network. |
| 🚑 Emergency and trauma care | Emergency stabilisation, referral coordination and trauma-care initiatives, including the State’s Tamil Nadu Accident and Emergency Initiative (TAEI) and “Innuyir Kappom – Nammai Kaakkum 48 Thittam”, as described in the Policy Note. |
| 🤰 Maternal and newborn care | Comprehensive obstetric and newborn care, high-risk pregnancy management, newborn stabilisation and referral systems. |
| 🩺 Non-communicable disease care | Screening and management of hypertension, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases; rehabilitation and follow-up. |
| 🧪 Diagnostics and patient safety | Laboratory and diagnostic access, clinical quality assurance, patient safety, equipment maintenance and patient grievance redressal. |
| 👶 Family welfare | Family planning and reproductive health services, including the family welfare programme indicators reported in the District Handbook. |
| 📋 Public health and prevention | Primary healthcare, disease surveillance, health promotion, communicable-disease prevention, immunisation and community-level interventions. |
| 🏡 Doorstep and community care | Policy Note initiatives include Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam for screening, follow-up and doorstep delivery of medicines for eligible patients with hypertension and diabetes, physiotherapy and palliative care. |
| 🧠 Mental health | District Mental Health Programme, community mental health support and Tele-MANAS helpline 14416, as described in the Policy Note. |
| 🛡️ Communicable disease control | Programmes described in the Policy Note include the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme, vector-borne disease control, Universal Immunisation Programme and National Leprosy Eradication Programme. |
| Programme / initiative | Description based on the 2026–2027 Policy Note |
|---|---|
| Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam (MTM) | Doorstep screening and follow-up; delivery of medicines for hypertension and diabetes; physiotherapy and palliative-care support. |
| Padham Paadhukappom Thittam | Screening and treatment support for diabetic foot conditions. |
| Thozhilaalargalai Thedi Maruthuvam | Preventive screening and chronic-disease management services for workers, including industrial and migrant populations. |
| Innuyir Kappom – Nammai Kaakkum 48 Thittam | Policy Note describes cashless emergency stabilisation coverage up to ₹2 lakh during the first 48 hours at empanelled hospitals. Confirm current programme terms before publishing a live service claim. |
| Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS) | Financial protection for eligible families for covered treatments. The Policy Note states an annual family-income eligibility ceiling of ₹1.20 lakh; confirm current eligibility and application process with the scheme authority. |
| National Health Mission (NHM) | Supports accessible, affordable and quality healthcare, with focus areas including maternal and child health, immunisation, and communicable and non-communicable disease control. |
| Tamil Nadu Accident and Emergency Initiative (TAEI) | Emergency and trauma-care network and related service coordination. |
| District Mental Health Programme / Tele-MANAS | Mental-health awareness and access to support; Policy Note lists Tele-MANAS at 14416 as a 24/7 crisis-intervention helpline. |
| Universal Immunisation Programme | Free vaccination against vaccine-preventable diseases through the public health system. |
| National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) | TB detection, treatment, contact tracing and prevention activities. |
| Office / Department | Officer name | Designation | CUG number | Mobile number | Office landline | Official email |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD-MEDICAL | Dr. S. Pramila, MBBS | Joint Director of Health Services, Cuddalore | 7358151850 | 9842206066 | 04142-230052 | cuddalore.jdhs@gmail.com |
| DD-HEALTH | Dr. S. Raja, MD (CM) | District Health Officer (DHO) | 73581 22375 | 9940851336 | Not provided | dphcud@nic.in |