News Letter 2018

Achievements of University

Prof. MLB Bhatt, Vice Chancellor of KGMU has been awarded Dr. BC Roy Award for 2017 in the Eminent Medical Teacher Category.

University established new Departments of Sports Medicine, Pediatric Orthopedics, and Geriatric Medicine in the University. University started New courses of Masters in Hospital Administration and Master in Health Professional Medical Education. E-Hospital System has become fully operational in this University. Solar System (Parabola) for cooking food for 3000 patients with solar power was commissioned. The Ventilator unit have been strengthened by installation of 42 New Ventilators. Five counters of Amrit Pharmacy and 01 counter of Prime Minister Janausadhi are fully functional in this University.

University received financial grant from Power Grid Corporation for the construction of “rain basera and received funds from NTPC for the upgradation of Burn Unit in the University.

Fifty free Medical Camps covering 15 villages of Lucknow District along with other districts of UP including Raibareily, Sitapur, Pratapgarh, Hardoi,Barabanki, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Amethi, Sonbhadra and Balrampur under Social Outreach program, of KGMU. Over 20000 people have been benefited with medical consultancy and free medicines. Eye Checkup Camps for the drivers of Department of Roadways, UP was organized and over 6000 drivers have been examined for eye sight and 675 drives have been provided spectacles.

• The Foundation of Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases, USA
• Cornell University, USA
• University of Buffalo, USA
• Institute of Speech Hearing, Mysore
• Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Delhi
• IIT, Kanpur
• National Thermal Corporation, Delhi
• National Institute of Pharmaceuticals, Raebareli
• Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, Delhi
• National health Systems Resource Centre, Delhi
• National Centre for Disease Control, Delhi
• CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow
• Sitapur Eye Hospital, Sitapur
• Dr RML Awadh University, Faizabad
• CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow

In view of the overload of patients of different districts of state in Trauma Centre and to solve the problem of referral of critical indoor patients of different department to Trauma Center for Pathological investigations, hospital administration is in process of opening of 24x7 sample collection/cash counter in hospital. Stores opened under the Hospital Revolving Fund (HRF) schemes are being expanded as per the requirement to ensure proper storage of medicines and surgical products.

In view of incidents of abuse and violence against doctors/staff by attendants and other unidentified persons, a police chowki has been established in Trauma Center campus. CCTV cameras has been installed in Trauma Centre.

Stores were opened in the University under the ambitious scheme of government of India ;Amrit Pharmacy. New stores of Amrit pharmacy are opened in different departments of the University to ensure that most of the patients benefitted from above scheme.

University got Rs. 96 Lakhs from NHM to establish Milk Bank.This endeavour will be established in collaboration with US based NGO PATH.

Obituary

Prof BK Khanna, Ex-Principal Ex Head, Department of Respirator Medicine, Dr. Suresh Chandra, Head of Department Prosthodontics, Prof. R.K. Pandey, Head of Department, Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Dr.Maya Mathur, Ex-CMO, Gandhi Memorial and Associated Hospital and Smt.Mariya Sonia T.,Assistant Professor, College of Nursing and Dr. Mrs. Kushwaha passed away this year.