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1 week, 4 days ago

Chandigarh: Soon 24x7 diagnostic services at PGIMER

In a bid to enhance patient care services, the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research will soon start round-the-clock diagnostic services, the institute said on Monday. At present, the diagnostic services are run at fixed hours in the morning and medical tests are extended for round-the-clock services only in Emergency and Trauma centres. While sharing the key approvals …

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1 month ago

Punjab patients pained as Ayushman payments to GMCH-32 stop

Hindustan Times

Healthcare services under the Ayushman Bharat Mukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojana have come to a grinding halt at Chandigarh’s Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector-32, for patients from Punjab due to the state government’s failure to release pending payments of around ₹4.9 crore since August 2024. The Ayushman Bharat scheme aims to provide cashless health insurance of ₹ 5 lakh …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Sarathi’ initiative helps cut patient wait times from 4.2 hrs to 2.8 hrs at PGIMER Chandigarh

Hindustan Times

The Sarathi Initiative, a volunteer-based programme at PGIMER, has successfully reduced patient wait times at the hospital’s OPDs, with the average time dropping from 4.2 hours to just 2.8 hours, according to a post-implementation impact study by the hospital’s department of community medicine. ‘Sarathi’ initiative helps cut patient wait times from 4.2 hrs to 2.8 hrs at PGIMER Chandigarh Launched …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

PGIMER Chandigarh mandates e-office, no physical files from Sept 1

Hindustan Times

Moving ahead with its e-office initiative, the deputy director of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research has issued an order stating that no physical files will be entertained at his office from September 1. The online system is already implemented at various departments of the PGIMER, Chandigarh, including procurement, where instead of physical files, work is done electronically. …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

PGI to establish medical institutional museum

Hindustan Times

The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research on Wednesday announced to establish a medical institutional museum within the medical institute dedicated to chronicling its illustrious history and contributions to medical science. The institute claimed it to be the country’s first medical institutional museum. According to the PGI, this project honours the vision of late Sardar Partap Singh Kairon, the …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Chandigarh: Coming up, advanced neurosciences centre at PGIMER

Hindustan Times

The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research is set to open its new Advanced Neurosciences Centre by late September or October this year, as confirmed by PGIMER director Dr Vivek Lal. The ANC will feature latest laboratories and services, including critical and emergency services. In the March 2024 standing finance committee meeting, a proposal was made to create 14 …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Chandigarh: No headway in talks between PGIMER, contractual workers

Hindustan Times

The talks between the PGIMER administration and contractual workers, who went on a two-day strike earlier this month to press for equal pay for equal work, are yet to yield any results. “The PGIMER, Chandigarh, administration had agreed on April 4 to pursue the issue of payment of same and similar wage,” said Ashwani Kumar Munjal, chairman of the Joint …

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1 year ago

New academic session starts at PGIMER, Chandigarh

Hindustan Times

PGIMER should start soft skill programmes for resident doctors, said PGIMER alumnus and noted gastroenterologist Dr D Nageshwar Reddy during inauguration of the new academic session at the premier institute on Monday. Chief guest Dr D Nageshwar Reddy and PGIMER, Chandigarh, director Dr Vivek Lal with the newly enrolled resident doctors after inauguration of the new academic session on Monday. …

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1 year, 3 months ago

DMCH organises event on sepsis management

Hindustan Times

: Dayanand Medical College and Hospital organised a Continuing Medical Education event to raise awareness and unite the stakeholders against sepsis and the need for its timely diagnosis and management. DMCH organises event on sepsis management in Ludhiana. The event, organised by the department of microbiology on World Sepsis Day, featured a series of lectures delivered by various speakers, including …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Explained | Is it a good idea to have a rotating leadership at AIIMS?

The Hindu

On June 16, 2021, a Central Institute Body meeting of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, chaired by the Union Health Minister, discussed a proposal to have a rotating leadership in India’s best medical institutes, including the newer AIIMS and the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh. Second, with the current system in place …

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2 years, 11 months ago

14% hike in budget to ease PGIMER’s infrastructure pains

Hindustan Times

The central government on Tuesday allocated a budget of ₹1,840 crore for the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research for financial year 2022-2023, a 14% hike from last year’s budget of ₹1613.82 crore. However, the completion of mega projects of PGIMER, including Advanced Neurosciences Centre, Mother and Child Health Care Centre, and satellite hospitals in Sangrur, Una and …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Chandigarh PGIMER to resume physical OPDs from June 21

Hindustan Times

In view of the consistent drop in Covid-19 cases, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research on Saturday decided to provide physical consultations at its OPDs from June 21, but only with prior appointment. The hospital authorities are also working on making one floorof the operation theatres functional for elective surgeries that were suspended in April after sudden spike …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Milkha Singh's condition turns critical: hospital sources

The Hindu

Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh's condition turned critical on Friday evening as he developed complications, including fever and dropping of oxygen saturation level, after a bout with COVID-19, in the Intensive Care Unit of the PGIMER hospital here. Earlier, Milkha, popularly known as 'Flying Sikh', had suddenly developed fever Thursday night and his oxygen saturation levels dipped. Milkha's 85-year-old wife …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus | Milkha Singh showing ‘continuous improvement’, wife battling it ‘bravely’

The Hindu

Indian sprint icon Milkha Singh is showing "continuous improvement" as he battles COVID-19 in the Intensive Care Unit of PGIMER hospital, the facility's spokesperson said on Sunday. "Legendary sprinter Shri Milkha Singh ji, who has been admitted in the ICU of NHE Block of PGIMER since June 3 and getting treatment for COVID-19, is showing continuous improvement," hospital spokesperson Prof …

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3 years, 11 months ago

OPINION: To Explore Alternative Nuclear Technology Applications, India Can Work Closely with Russia

ABP News

Soon after Independence, India embarked upon its three-stage Nuclear Power Program to meet the defence and energy demands of Independent India. As we continue to advance our nuclear energy capabilities, India equally exhibits enormous potential to leverage alternative uses of nuclear technology. In fields such as nuclear medicine, hydrology, health-care diagnostics, agriculture, biotechnology, food irradiation, pest control, the applicability of …

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5 years, 5 months ago

Resident Doctors' Association to go on 24-hour nationwide strike against 'draconian' National Medical Commission Bill today

Firstpost

On 29 July, the Lok Sabha had passed a Bill that seeks to create National Medical Commission in place of Medical Council of India with Health Minister Harsh Vardhan terming it as an “anti-vested interests Bill” which will be remembered as one of the greatest reforms brought by the Narendra Modi government. Delhi: The Resident Doctors’ Association’s one-day “token” strike …

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Chandigarh: Soon 24x7 diagnostic services at PGIMER

Punjab patients pained as Ayushman payments to GMCH-32 stop

‘Sarathi’ initiative helps cut patient wait times from 4.2 hrs to 2.8 hrs at PGIMER Chandigarh

PGIMER Chandigarh mandates e-office, no physical files from Sept 1

PGI to establish medical institutional museum

Chandigarh: Coming up, advanced neurosciences centre at PGIMER

Chandigarh: No headway in talks between PGIMER, contractual workers

New academic session starts at PGIMER, Chandigarh

DMCH organises event on sepsis management

Explained | Is it a good idea to have a rotating leadership at AIIMS?

14% hike in budget to ease PGIMER’s infrastructure pains

Chandigarh PGIMER to resume physical OPDs from June 21

Milkha Singh's condition turns critical: hospital sources

Coronavirus | Milkha Singh showing ‘continuous improvement’, wife battling it ‘bravely’

OPINION: To Explore Alternative Nuclear Technology Applications, India Can Work Closely with Russia

Resident Doctors' Association to go on 24-hour nationwide strike against 'draconian' National Medical Commission Bill today