Planning commission proposes Geriatric Department at GMCH

Planning commission proposes Geriatric Department at GMCH


 States are unaware of such project

By Vikas Vaidya
 
Working Group on Disease Burden for 12th Five Year Plan has proposed to develop a Geriatric department in medical colleges of each states and Union Territories. Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Nagpur was also chosen which is the lone hospital in Maharashtra. Though planning commission proposed this project it was not informed to either Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) or GMCH itself.
It has been proposed to develop 12 additional Regional Geriatric Centres in selected Medical
Colleges of the country in addition to 8 Regional Geriatric Centres being developed during
the 11th Plan. The regions and Medical College proposed are, Chandigarh- PGIMER, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh- KGIMS, Lucknow, Jharkhand- Ranchi Medical College, Ranchi, West Bengal- Kolkatta Medical College, Kolkata, Andhra Pradesh- Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Karnataka- Bangalore Medical College, Bangluru, Gujarat- B.J.Medical College, Ahmedabad, Maharashtra- Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur, Orissa- S.C.B.Medical College, Cuttack, Tripura- Agartala Medical College, Agartala, Madhya Pradesh- Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Bihar- Patna Medical College, Patna.
These centres will provide tertiary level of care for referred cases, undertake training programmes and research in the field of Geriatrics. Each of these Medical college will have department of Geriatrics with 30 beds and OPD facilities including academic and research wing. These institutes will ensure initiation of 2 PG seats for MD in Geriatric Medicine. Support will be provided for Construction, renovation and extension of the existing building and furniture of department of Geriatrics. Support will be provided for Machinery and Equipment and Video Conferencing Unit. Financial assistance will be given for the Drugs and consumables, Research Activities, Human Resources (Contractual) and training to faculty members and doctors from district hospitals. All Government Medical Colleges will be encouraged to start ageriatric unit.

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