HEALTH   CENTRE 

 

   The Health Centre of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore  provides health  care to the  institute community comprising of   staff and students. A large number of the staff members and their families are residents  in the campus. Though small in relative terms,  the health centre is well equipped to undertake a number of clinical  investigations and offers outpatient care as well as provides in-patient  treatment. The Health Centre is located on the south-west  end of the campus, close to the J N Center building, and opposite to the  students' hostel.

   Health Centre is providing Primary Health Care to the Staff and their dependents, Students and their family, Pensioners and spouse, Central School Staff, JNC Staff and their dependents, JATP Staff, Project Assistants, Research Associates, Temporary Staff and Institute Guests as and when required.

   The Health Centre offers round the clock Out Patient, In-patient treatment and the Emergency Care. The special care is also available in the areas of Medicine and Cardiology, Gynecology, ENT, Dermatology, EYE and Psychiatry. The Consultants are attending the cases referred by Medical Officers and Area Medical Officers on appointment basis at the time slot allotted to them.

   It has a Dental unit providing mainly preventive dentistry attended by qualified Dentist. It has a full pledged Physiotherapy Unit manned by a qualified Physiotherapist. It has a Pharmacy, which is storing and dispensing most of the medicines required for patients and it is fully computerized. The Purchase Department acquires the medicines through rate contract.

   It has a Clinical Laboratory which is computerized and doing routine and special investigations. The Clinical Laboratory opens at 7.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Monday to Friday, Saturday it works from 7.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. On Holidays and Sundays it opens between 9 to 11 a.m. Ten Laboratories are recognized for special investigations, which are not done at Health Centre.

   The Health Centre has an Operation Theatre. Surgeries are being done under general anesthesia and spinal anesthesia. The routine surgical cases are being done under local anesthesia.

   The radiology department opens from 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. The routine X-ray are being done at the X-ray department.

   The Health Centre has Ultrasound Unit manned by Consultant Radiologist who comes on daily basis.

   The Health Centre Office looks all Administrative Work and Correspondences.

   The permanent staff and pensioners are the members of the Contributory Health Service Scheme (CHSS) of the Institute. The Staff and their dependents, Pensioners and their Spouse are covered under Group Medical Insurance. The Students are covered under Students Medical Care Scheme of the Institute.

   All minor ailments are treated at Health Centre as out patient. Health Centre has 4 Permanent Experience Doctors and 2 Temporary Doctors maintaining Out Patient, In-Patient and Emergency case. There is 14 Area Medical Officers catering the needs of the employees residing out side the campus. Most of the medicines required for out patient treatment are dispensed at Health Centre. Such of those medicines, which are not dispensed at Health Centre, are prescribed to buy out side.

   Health Centre has 2 emergency beds for day care facilities and 10 general beds are kept for general cases. The isolation ward with two beds is available for some of the infectious diseases.

   It has 24 hours Ambulance Service for emergency services for outside referrals. There is a Night Duty Doctor to look after emergencies in the night and other patients particularly student’s community.

   The Students are covered under Student Medical Care Scheme. A sum of Rs. 5,000/- per annum is reimbursed under this scheme.

   The inpatient treatment for major illness is covered under Group Medical Insurance up to Rs. 50,000/- per family per annum. Institute has recognized 20 hospitals for Cash less facilities under Contributory Health Service Scheme (CHSS),

   Two Ayurvedic practioners are recognized to provide Health Care in alternative system of medicines.

FACILITIES FOR PATIENT

THE HEALTH CENTRE MEDICAL STAFF

AREA MEDICAL OFFICERS

CONTRIBUTORY HEALTH SERVICE SCHEME

STUDENT'S HEALTH CARE SCHEME

STAFF PATTERN

HEALTH CARE LITERACY
    (Links to several health-related info)

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