Institute of sports medicine

Health Minister P.K. Sreemathy inaugurated the State Institute of Sports Medicine in our College on feb 14th. The institute would for the time being function under the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR). The initial work on the project was begun by the Department of PMR and the government had allotted Rs.1 crore in the 2008-09 budget for the project. Currently, the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NIS) at Patiala is the only centre of national status in sports medicine. The project is estimated to cost Rs.4.94 crore. The institute will have necessary facilities, including out-patient clinic, in-patient wards, operation theatre and diagnostic services. It will have well-equipped physiotherapy and rehabilitation services. After it becomes fully functional, the institute would be de-linked from the Department of PMR and function as a separate department.
An out-patient (OP) clinic for sports injuries would begin in the Department of PMR . The clinic will initially function from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays. The new diagnostic and therapeutic equipment will become functional by March.

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new casualty wing opened

Health Minister P.K. Sreemathy teacher opened the new casualty wing on Sunday.

The renovation cost was Rs.49 lakh. Modern equipment, bought at a cost of Rs.1 crore, have been installed.

The casualty wing now has an information counter, an examination hall, separate observation rooms for men and women, a nurses’ station, a special room for patients admitted on critical conditions, an emergency operation theatre and x-ray and ECG rooms. There are specialty wings and facilities for dressing and washing and those for medicine, surgery, orthopaedic, dental and ENT departments.

Special operation theatres have been set up for orthopaedic surgery. Every patient can be observed from the nurses’ station, manned by a nursing superintendent and eight staff nurses. The wards can be reached from the casualty wing.

A public relations officer has been appointed to inform relatives of patients the status of those admitted and the details of diseases.

photo courtesy :the hindu