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Hello sir I am here as I want to get the information about Advanced Pediatrics Centre of PGIMER so will you please provide me the information??

[Pathak]

The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (or PGIMER) is a medical and research institution located in Chandigarh, India.

It has educational, medical research and training facilities for its students.

Advanced Pediatrics Centre project was sanctioned in 1985 as multispeciality 300 beds hospital for children with all facilities under one roof at a cost of about Rs.50 crores.

It was inaugurated by Dr.Shanker Dyal sharma President of India on May 22,1997.

There are several specialties for the care of children such as Allergy Immunology, Haematology and Oncology, Pediatric Neurology, Pulmonology, Cardiology, Nephrology, Genetics & Metabolism.

The concept and vision of advance pediatric centre was based on the objective that it should provide not only high quality state of the art specialized Pediatric care to children affected by serious diseases, but also provide models of community based health services to the rural poor. This apex multi specialty institute is one of its kind in the country.

A 300 bedded Advanced Pediatric Centre sanctioned exclusively for the care of children has been setup with the following objectives.

1. To provide high quality treatment for complex and serious diseases affecting children.

2. To train pediatricians in super specialties of pediatrics.

3. To conduct research in diseases and problems prevalent in developing countries of tropical region.

4. To establish models of delivery of health care in the community and to work for and support the national programmes related to child survival in the community.



It has department of pediatrics with its specialties and department of pediatric surgery as its main constituents.

There are specialties of

Neonatology

Allergy & Clinical immunology

Pediatics Intensive cure

Pediatric Pulmonology

Haematology and Oncology

Neuro Development unit

Clinical Genetics

Physical anthropology

Child psychology

Community Pediatrics


This centre also houses surgical specialties for children such as Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Orthopaedics.

Contact Detail:
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research  
Kairon Block, Sector 12, Chandigarh, 160012
Phone: 0172 274 6018