Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Madurai Facilities Details: Hostel, Campus, Infrastructure, Library, Canteen

Velammal Medical College Hospital And Research Institute, Madurai provides certain facilities to the students and other members of the institute. There is also a hospital inside the campus which is provided with all necessary facilities needed for the medical treatment of patients. Some of the facilities include transportation, sports, gym, library, operation theatres, intensive care unit, central laboratory, blood bank, cath lab, emergency services, radiology services, pharmacy, hemodialysis unit, general wards, physiotherapy services etc. which are listed below in detail.

• Transportation- Students and faculty members of Tagore Medical College and Hospital, Chennai are also provided with transportation facilities. Students and other members of the institute who want to avail the transport facilities must board buses on time as per the time schedule of different routes. Bus facilities are also provided by the institute for industrial visits and social service activities.

• Gymnasium- Velammal Medical College Hospital And Research Institute, Madurai provides gymnasium facilities for the students, faculty and staff all throughout the day. The gym is fully air-conditioned and well equipped with all necessary equipment needed for conducting all exercises and workouts. Trainers are also provided to guide and help students and faculty during their workout sessions.

• Sports facilities- Various sports facilities are provided by Velammal Medical College Hospital And Research Institute, Madurai for the students. Various playgrounds for playing cricket, volleyball, kho-kho, kabaddi, track and field events. Other indoor games facilities like carrom, chess, badminton etc are also provided by the institute.

• Library- The central library of Velammal Medical College Hospital And Research Institute, Madurai is well equipped with more than 11000 books related to medical and journals including both National and International. The library also has access to e-resources. The library has a separate reading room for staff and outsiders.

• Operation Theatres- Operation theatres are sectioned into two types- minor and major. The minor OT is for casualty, Surgical OPD, Ophthalmology, OBG OPD, Orthopaedics OPD and ENT whereas the major OT is for General Surgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, ENT and OBG. All the operation theatres are well equipped with closed circuit cameras and recording systems so that students can learn and get an idea of operating surgeries.

• Intensive Care Unit- The ICU is well equipped with multi-parameter invasive monitoring, invasive and noninvasive ventilators, infusion pumps, and dialysis, with pulse generator ( external pacemaker), bi-physic – defibrillator, bi-pap / c-pap ventilator, volumetric infusion pump, monitor with NIBP and IBP, mainstream EtCO2 monitor to treat patients with critical illness.

• Central Laboratory- The central laboratory of the hospital is provided with facilities of Biochemistry, Microbiology, Clinical Pathology etc.

• Blood Bank- Blood Bank is a center where blood is stored donated by blood donors and later used for blood transfusion needed by patients.

• Cath Lab- The Cath Lab of Velammal Medical College Hospital And Research Institute, Madurai has all advanced equipment needed in treating any abnormalities related to heart.

• Emergency Services- The hospital also has an emergency department which works 24x7 for the treatment of patients. The emergency ward has trained medical doctors and nurses to attend patients in case of any emergency.

• Radiology Services- The radiology department is provided with equipment like MRI and CT for all emergency patients.

• Pharmacy- The pharmacy remains open 24x7 to meet the needs of patients where all necessary medicines are available.

• Hemodialysis Unit- The hemodialysis department of the hospital also remains accessible for patients 24x7.

• General wards- There are a number of general wards provided in the hospital with a capacity of 30 beds in each ward. Every ward has its set of trained doctors and nurses providing medical treatments to patients.

• Physiotherapy services- The physiotherapy department of the hospital also consists of well trained physiotherapists providing treatments like Orthopedic Physiotherapy, Cardiac Physiotherapy, Pediatric Physiotherapy, Pediatric Neuro Physiotherapy, Geriatric Physiotherapy, Neuro physiotherapy, Gynaec Physiotherapy and Sports Physiotherapy.