MILITARY HOSPITAL JAMMU: MEDICAL CARE AT ITS BEST

Jalandhar, July 4, 2017: 166 Military Hospital is one of the busiest zonal hospital in North India situated at the gateway of Jammu and Kashmir. This Hospital was raised as MH Jammu in place of Section Hospital of 148 BH (Base Hospital) (now Command Hospital NC) on July 1, 1970. Renamed as 166 MH in 1978. This 600 bedded hospital acts as a referral hospital for the patients of Poonch, Rajouri, Akhnoor and Samba, as well as provides cover as garrison hospital for the troops and families of the Army, Air Force and GREF located in and around Jammu and Nagrota, in addition causalities of BSF and ITBP are also treated at this hospital. It is strategically located with all specialised and diagnostic services available under one roof, and is the center of medical activity during active operations and hostilities. In the last one year 73 snake bite cases have been treated, in addition 2150 cataract surgeries of Veterans have been carried out. More than 2500 out patients are seen daily, at an average there are more than seven to eight caesarian cases and challenging cases in Orthopedics, Surgery and Medicine department. At any given time the bed occupancy is 95% and above. Keeping pace with rapid technological advances, this hospital has adopted the guidelines of National Accreditation Board of Hospital and in next six months the hospital is likely to get the accreditation. Military Hospital Jammu has left no stone unturned in providing latest specialized medical services.

Brigadier Tathagata Chatterjee, a reputed Haemato-Pathologist, assumed command of this strategically located hospital in November 2015. In last two years using his administrative acumen, vision and incredible capability of putting in long intense hours of work, he transformed the image of this prestigious hospital.

The hospital is equipped with latest technology state of the art 1.5 Tesla MRI which is a milestone for this hospital in providing all radiological imaging diagnostic services under one roof, thus a great morale boosting measure to all the dependent clientele and as on date the only functional MRI in whole Command Zone.

A new AC plant for operation theatre and ICU has been installed providing sterile environment for all major and minor surgical procedures. The piped oxygen, air and vacuum supply to the wards and departments of this hospital has been started which helped in providing prompt oxygen supply in emergency and stopping leakage of oxygen. A new centrifuge machine has been installed in the blood bank of the hospital.

A fully furnished air-conditioned Auditorium with a movie projector and latest sound system for clinical lectures and screening of movies for patients which is helpful for entertainment of in-patients.

The whole hospital is connected via campus wide area network, the out patient services, departments. Medical stores of the hospital have been automated in terms of generation and maintenance of patient’s records.