PGIMER Chandigarh Infrastructure: Library, Hostel, Auditorium & Other Facilities

Harinitha Panneerselvam

Facilities :- 

Hostels:

The Institute has several hostels. The resident doctors' and students are provided semi - furnished accommodation in these hostels. There are designated ladies, bachelor and married resident accommodation. The accommodation is allotted to respective categories of resident doctors' and students through Deans' office. The approximate number of accommodation units available in each hostel.

Hospital:

• The infrastructure for patient care includes the Nehru Hospital

•  It is a 1400 bedded hospital with 98 rooms in the 5 private wards and two research blocks for basic sciences

Library:

• The institute has a library called Dr. Tulsi Das Library

• It has total of 45, 696 books and 34 online books along with 510 journals out of which 414 are foreign

• The library is computerized along with OPAC software. It provides Online Medical Journal Database Search facility

• It provides current awareness services, scanning and reprographic services

Sports Facilities:

• The facilities for indoor as well as outdoor games like table tennis, badminton, cricket, lawn tennis, football etc. have been consistently available to the enthusiasts
• A huge complex for water sports is available

Advanced Pediatrics Centre:

• It has several specialties for the care of children such as Allergy Immunology, Hematology and Oncology, Pediatric Neurology and many others

• It has Neonatal Intensive Care Unit that provides life support to 1000 babies & artificial ventilation to about 200 babies every year

• There is a separate 24 hrs emergency service for children

• This centre also houses surgical specialties for children such as Pediatric.

Eye Centre:

• The centre runs several special clinics and services viz. Lens, Cornea, Uvea, Glaucoma, Retina and Vitreous, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Contact Lens & Low Vision Aids, Oculoplastic and Tumor Clinic

Drug Addiction Centre:

• It is operational in PGIMER to take care of patients addicted to substance abuse

• It provides comprehensive care for prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of these patients

• The centre has recreational and indoor sports facilities