Can you tell me if there is a facility of Kidney Transplant available in Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)? Also tell me about the Nehru Hospital of the Institute?

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) is a tertiary care hospital and research Institute conceived and established in 1961 as a Center of Excellence at Chandigarh.

It was declared as an Institute of National Importance and became an autonomous body by an Act of Parliament on 1st April 1967. The 1765 bedded hospital, having numerous Super-specialties and Advanced Centres. Apart from this the Institute carries out numerous Transplant Centers at PGIMER.

At present PGIMER run programmes for:-

Liver Transplant
Heart Transplant
Kidney Transplant
Bone Marrow Transplant
Cornea Transplant


Nehru Hospital has following facilities:

Indoors: -

General wards, Private wards and intensive care units.

999 bed hospital which includes general wards, private wards and Intensive Care Units (ICU).

There are 5 Private wards having 98 rooms. For allotment in Private Wards, after approval by the treating doctor, patient should contact the Medical Superintendent office. A waiting list is maintained and the private room is allotted as per the waiting list. The hospitalization charges of private room are Rs. 1200/- per day. (Inclusive of doctors visit fee and few basic investigatory and dietary charges.)

State-of-art diagnostic facilities like PET scan, Gamma Knife, CT scan, Spiral CT, 3T-MRI, Ultrasound, Digital X-rays, DSA, and SPECT scan.

Clean Labour Room (CLR) & Septic Labor Room (SLR).

Transplantation of Cornea, Kidneys, Liver and Heart is being done under Transplant of Human Organs Act 1994 and its subsequent amendments.

All in-patients receive treatment by team of Resident Doctors and Nurses, available round the clock, under the supervision and guidance of Faculty Members.

Waste disposal is done as per the established rules and utmost care is taken to keep the premises neat and clean.

Every inpatient is provided with two attendant passes.

Visitor's timings in General Wards are from 6AM to 7AM and 6PM to 7.30PM.

For very poor patients, on recommendation of treating doctor, the hospital charges may be waived off by Medical Superintendent Office.

Financial assistance is also available through Poor patient assistance cell, Prime Minister's Relief Fund, National Illness Assistance Fund (NIAF) and other such funds.

Well-established Radiotherapy Department with therapeutic services to both outpatients and indoor cancer patients

Telemedicine department

Food is served in the wards three times a day. Also, Tea is provided in the morning and evening.


Operation Theatres:

The institute has fully furnished modern operation theatres, where major and minor surgeries are performed using the latest equipment and technology.

For routine surgeries, the respective departments maintain waiting lists.

Patients are called and operated upon as per the waiting list.

In case of emergencies/urgencies, the out of turn surgeries are also performed, at the discretion at the treating doctors.

Pre-Anesthetic check-up is done in PAC Room (Room No. 4014) in OPD Block before getting admitted for planned surgeries.


Intensive Care Units (ICU):

The hospital has fully equipped Main ICU at 2nd floor, A-Block to provide ICU care.

There are specialty ICUs/Centers: - Neonatal ICU, Respiratory ICU, Liver ICU, Neurosurgery ICU, Gastroenterology ICU, Bone Marrow Transplant centre, Renal transplant Centre, Advanced Urology Centre, Burns ICU.


Blood Bank:

A licensed Blood Bank is available in the hospital.
It caters to the requirements of patients.
The Blood Bank is also the zonal testing centre for HIV.