WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT LAMB?
Almost all people who come to visit LAMB, or to work here, consider it a remarkably good place. Here are some of the reasons why – not in any particular order
Committed to holism consistent with our spiritual foundation.
- We believe that prayer makes a difference
- As a Christian organization, we seek to equip staff to model an example that reflects how Jesus treated people with love, respect, compassion, and forgiveness
- Half the staff are of other religions, as are more than 90% of the patients
- Committed to care for the poor and the poorest of the poor
- Providing dedicated chaplains available to pray with and counsel any in need of spiritual and emotional comfort
- Although there are differences, relatively speaking LAMB is low on status awareness. (eg we have no cars for exclusive use of management)
Quality Standard while Accessible and Appropriate
- It is high quality medical care but seeks to be appropriate and low-cost since most patients are very poor
- It is professionally well run without corruption
- We have some extremely high quality staff
- Half of the Directors/ Heads of major departments are Bangladeshi
- The large number of short term volunteers enables LAMB to keep abreast with good practice outside, and bring continual refreshment to LAMB
- We extremely rarely are unable to admit patients when we have technical capacity to help them
Environment (Physical and Organizational Culture)
- It is set in a lovely environment, largely surround by rice paddies, and its own grounds make it very pleasant
- It is very high quality despite being a rural hospital serving the poor, and far from the capital city
- It is a real pleasure (and honour) to work here
- It is always full of people and busy
- Continually working to connect local communities to the health system that serves them