PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Humane approach with ethical practice is the hallmark of this department.

The department of Medicine has highly qualified & experienced consultants who can handle complex medical issues as per the current updated guidelines. The availability of various medical and surgical super specialists round the clock, laboratory and radiology services, blood bank, emergency and critical care units ensure that the medicine department can offer state-of-the-art treatment as per national and international guidelines for patients requiring tertiary level medical care.

Spectrum and Services

• OPD ( OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT)
• IPD (INPATIENT DEPARTMENT)h
• Treadmill test

Description Of Services

• The outdoor patient (OPD) service is imparted through extensive OPD timings from 9.00 am to 8.00 pm daily. OPD also runs on Sunday during morning hours.
• The department caters to diabetic patients through our OPD in a personalized manner considering their special needs. Patients are counseled and educated thoroughly regarding their management plan.
• The department also caters to large volume of patients with various tropical infections and pre-op fitness.
• The inpatient management is of a high standard and is administered by a team of highly experienced consultants, with the help of trained doctors.
• Patients admitted under other specialties, who have medical problems, are also managed by medicine consultants in joint care with respective specialties.
• The department of medicine participates in the special code blue service available for tackling any unexpected serious eventuality in wards as well as in the whole hospital premises.
• The department also conducts treadmill tests as part of health package OPD.

Location Of Department

Medicine OPD is located on the ground floor, D wing of General Specialty building.

Departmental timetable

Workload

• Average patients treated on OPD basis is 9000 Per Month.
• The department has a high volume of patient admissions, with a average of 500 Admissions / Month
• We treat a record number (500-700) of in-patient cases of various tropical illnesses like Dengue, chikungunya, typhoid etc during peak monsoon season.
• We have treated a record number of patients with COVID-19 infection during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Academics

• The department has got high academic standards. It runs a teaching course for DNB students in general medicine.
• The department conducts various symposiums both intra-departmental and along with other medical super specialties such as cardiology, hematology, nephrology, neurology etc.
• Teaching program for DNB students includes symposiums by DNB trainees, seminars, bedside clinics, journal clubs and internal assessment examinations in various forms.
• We have 6 DNB trainees per year.
• Passing percentage of DNB in medicine department is 95%