Holistic Healing Centers for total health care Delivery Systems.

HOLISTIC HEALING CENTERS. A total dimension of Health care Delivery Systems for Bharata. We have two models:

1. To convert the existing Hospitals (Tertiary Care) to HHC
2. To build  new HHC

The basic principles of Holistic Healing centers are based on the concept of Panca Kosas and panca Bhutas  We have developed this into a workable model in our Arogyadhama. We have Yoga as the main stream and allopathy as an adjunct support therapy.

In this new venture we are contemplating we need to address two issues:

1.1 Training and developing of manpower: For the existing hospitals when we want to expand them to HHCs (Holistic Healing Centers) we should train all their doctors, nurses, technicians and other staff including researchers into Yoga Therapy way of life. This course will also include  Ayurveda principles and practice in a nut- shell. All the medical doctors should do research and hence be given a training in Research methodology. As we want to base our hospital on scientific research, all nurses should be trained in yoga Therapy and Ayurveda Panca Karma treatment. We can also employ some of the Yoga therapists,  Ayurveda physicians/ and researchers separately are to develop a support system.

1.2 Development of Infrastructural facilities: Add the necessary halls and treatment sections in a different place or on a different floor. We can work out details of halls needed for Yoga therapy intervention and for Ayurveda Panca Karma treatment. Seperate research section or an expanded version of the research section to do original research and stop all drug trials of the MNCs to help them develop the drugs. Our researcrh should become holistic in tune with the treatment modalities. Just as professors in Harvard have to teach, treat and do research we should have our doctors updated for all the jobs. They should apportion their times accordingly. Suitable infrastructure should be developed for the same. We should also have a seperate Holistic Diet center instead of present restaurants in the hospitals. Giving them healthy foods which could be more tasty than junk foods including principles of Yoga and Ayurveda ( Gunas and Dosa-based food).

2.1 Manpower, Development: Intensive and extensive training right from the inception of the project should be planned, for example, we should have the modern medical doctors who will be manning the Tertiary Care Hospitals should be made to undergo a PGDYTD (one year) or a Ph D in yoga in our University. All nurses should undergo a year-long DYT program for 2 years or PGDYT for one year. All technicians should undergo our MSc on Yoga. All staff should work with us for at least one year just as any industry trains the raw engineering graduates to learn the skills needed for the factory.

Through these courses they will imbibe the principles and practices of Yoga and Ayurveda; develop dedication, commitment, selfless service to the patients, national awareness and  global perspectives.
As super-specialists do not have this type of time, we should limit their training to do YTOT ( about 2 months) before they start their work in the HHCs. Big researchers also should undergo a similar course of Orientation. We already have this type of courses operating in our University. The training is all based on Panca Kosa development. We can give a certificate towards this end.

2.2  Infra-structure Development: Just as we plan the Hospital