YEAR 2010 FOR GMCH

GMCH-32 treats 3.85 lakh patients in 11 months Tribune News Service Chandigarh, January 2 Though Government Medical College and Hospital director principal Dr Raj Bahadur is looking ahead to establish a regional institute of paramedical sciences (RIPS) and MRI, the prime health and medical education institute of the region has already provided an additional infrastructure to facilitate patients. From January to November 2010, as many as 38,5073 patients were provided medical treatment in the OPDs of the hospital. While over 32,000 patients attended the emergency OPD, a total of 28,241 operations were performed in the past 11 months. “The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has sanctioned Rs 45.56 crore for GMCH-32, Chandigarh, for starting new postgraduate disciplines and increasing seats. Besides, the total number of seats for postgraduate courses (MD/MS) in various specialties has been increased to 15,” said Dr Raj Bahdur. Similarly, a postgraduate course (DNB) has been started at the hospital administration and ophthalmology. While a fellowship in the department of paediatrics in the name of IAP Fellowship in Neonatology was started in January 2010 with an annual intake of two seats, the department of general surgery has established the Ksharsutra Therapy Centre with the grant-in-aid from the department of AYUSH, Union Ministry of Health. It is for the first time that an ayurvedic centre has been opened in an allopathic hospital. The centre aims at providing “Ksharsutra therapy” to cure various ano-rectal problems. Also, both allopathic and ayurvedic doctors are imparted training in “Ksharsutra therapy”. Display and token systems for registration of patients in the OPD was also started. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has created 41 Group ‘A’ posts for setting up a mental health institute and 93 more posts under various categories. The Chandigarh administration has sent a proposal to the ministry to convert 657 of outsource posts of staff nurses into regular posts. The hospital has purchased a large number of instruments to be installed in the institute. While a Treatment Planning System has been started in the department of radiotherapy, a “High-Dose Rate Brach Therapy” for the department has been purchased in addition to 10 new ventilators for critical care.