North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) is a medical institute of

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. It is located on the outskirts of the educational hub hills City of the Northeastern India, Shillong, the "Scotland of the East". The present full-fledged

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hospital facilities started at its permanent campus at Mawdiangdiang,

in the year 2007. It is an Autonomous Institute under the

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in 1987 and declared as "Centre of excellence" by the parliament of India. (1) The

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teaching programme of NEIGRIHMS started in 2008 with intake of 50 (fifty) students, followed by Post graduate courses in the following 4 subjects -

Anaesthesiology Anesthesiology, anaesthesiology or anaesthesia is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, ...

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Obstetrics Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a su ...

Gynaecology Gynaecology or gynecology (see American and British English spelling differences) is the area of medicine concerned with conditions affecting the female reproductive system. It is often paired with the field of obstetrics, which focuses on pre ...

and

Pathology Pathology is the study of disease. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in the context of modern medical treatme ...

in the year 2009. Further PG courses have been started in the following subjects -

Anatomy Anatomy () is the branch of morphology concerned with the study of the internal structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the structural organization of living things. It is an old scien ...

, General

Medicine Medicine is the science and Praxis (process), practice of caring for patients, managing the Medical diagnosis, diagnosis, prognosis, Preventive medicine, prevention, therapy, treatment, Palliative care, palliation of their injury or disease, ...

, General

Surgery Surgery is a medical specialty that uses manual and instrumental techniques to diagnose or treat pathological conditions (e.g., trauma, disease, injury, malignancy), to alter bodily functions (e.g., malabsorption created by bariatric surgery s ...

and Radiodiagnosis and Imaging. The Institute also offers DM course in

Cardiology Cardiology () is the study of the heart. Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery di ...

. Besides, there is B. Sc Nursing and M. Sc Nursing courses (annual intake of 50 seats in B.Sc and 10 seats in M.Sc) being run by the Institute's College of Nursing.The College of Nursing started its courses from the year 2006. The Institute was formally inaugurated and dedicated to the nation on 5 March 2010 by the chairperson of the UPA government, Smt

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, the institute functioned from its present campus at Mawdiangdiang for some years before that. NEIGRIHMS is not only an educational institute that imparts postgraduate medical training and undergraduate medical training, but also a working hospital that provides inexpensive medical care to patients. The institute is established on the lines of

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and PGIMER Chandigarh, to provide

to the people of

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. The institute is named after

Indira Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and stateswoman who served as the Prime Minister of India, prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 un ...

, former

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. NEIGRIHMS offers services in specialties like

General Surgery General surgery is a Surgical specialties, surgical specialty that focuses on alimentary canal and Abdomen, abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, Appendix (anatomy ...

Orthopaedics Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternative spelling orthopaedics) is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal ...

Ophthalmology Ophthalmology (, ) is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of eye diseases and disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a ...

, E.N.T.,

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Urology Urology (from Ancient Greek, Greek wikt:οὖρον, οὖρον ''ouron'' "urine" and ''wiktionary:-logia, -logia'' "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of t ...

, CTVS,

General Medicine Internal medicine, also known as general medicine in Commonwealth nations, is a medical specialty for medical doctors focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults. Its namesake stems from "treatment of diseases of th ...

Blood Bank A blood bank is a center where blood gathered as a result of blood donation is stored and preserved for later use in blood transfusion. The term "blood bank" typically refers to a department of a hospital usually within a clinical pathology labora ...

Biochemistry Biochemistry, or biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology, a ...

, etc. MD & MS Course started in initially in 4 disciplines affiliated to

North Eastern Hill University North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) is a Central University established on 19 July 1973 by an Act of the Indian Parliament. The university is in the suburb of Shillong, the state capital of Meghalaya, India. The university has two campuses ...

(NEHU) (A central University). The approval to start the Post Graduate course in NEIGRIHMS was conveyed by the Ministry vide Office Memorandum No-U-12012/7/2008-NE dated 19 May 2008. After inspection under the Chairmanship of Dr. A. K. Aggarwal, Add. Director General, DGHS, the Ministry vide letter No.U-12012/7/2008-NE (Pt) dated 19 March 2009 permitted to start Post Graduate Courses with 2 seats, each in 4 departments namely

and

Clinical services offered

The hospital complex consist of Out patient department (OPD) which provides various services to the people in an out-patient settings via different departments, and an In-Patient department (IPD) which is for patient admitted under various departments. There is availability of Intensive Care Units (ICUs), two Operating Theatre (OT) complexes as well as the Emergency Room which is available round the clock. Various departments available in the facility for patient care are: * Orthopedics * General Surgery * Radiology * Blood Bank * Obstetrics and Gynecology * General Medicine * Anesthesiology * Cardio-thoracic and vascular surgery (CTVS) * Cardiology * Ophthalmology * ENT * Pediatrics * Urology * Neurosurgery * Oncology and Oncosurgery * Neurology * Dermatology and STI clinic * Psychiatry * DOTS center with DMC * ART center * Physiotherapy * Dietician There are facilities like MRI, Ultrasound, Doppler, Echocardiography, Gastro-endoscopy etc. In the surgical discipline there are facilities like Total hip and knee Joint replacement, Arthroscopy, X-ray guided orthopaedic fracture surgery, Laparoscopic Surgeries, Bronchoscopy, and FESS. PTCA and CABG bypass procedures are available for coronary artery diseases. Closure of a congenital hole in heart (ASD/VSD/PDA) surgery are done as well. It has a blood bank with component separation facility like fresh frozen plasma, platelet concentrate etc.

Facility for marginalized people and weaker and vulnerable section

The hospital offers free treatment to patients having a BPL Card from the state government. Being a central government funded hospital NIAF or Rashtryiya Arogya Nidhi scheme can offer treatment/drugs/implants etc. free of cost. JSY or Janani Suraksha Yojna offers money to all mothers delivering babies in NEIGRIHMS Hospital for mother and child care. Free vaccination according to the national immunization programme is provided in paediatric OPD. Facility of superspeciality care like Cardiology, Urology, Nephrology etc. are also available here. A

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branch with an atm and an

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office is available within the premises.

Past regular Directors

▪ Dr. A. K. Borooah ▪ Dr. Farukh A. Ahmed ▪ Dr. Robin Kr. Sarma ▪ Dr. M. E. Yeolekar ▪ Dr. A. G. Ahangar ▪ Dr. D. M. Thapa (2017-2020)

Campus

The campus is located on a hilly terrain, on the outskirts of Shillong. There is availability of undergraduate MBBS hostels for both boys and girls, Nurses hostel, Quarters for professors and teachers along with a Guest House with 12 rooms. An indoor stadium for daily recreation and sports such as basketball, volleyball, badminton is available in addition to a tennis court and a swimming pool are also available within the campus. A central library with a vast collection of medical books and journals along with internet connectivity, photocopy and printing facilities are available to everyone in the campus.

Education

50 Students are admitted every year for the undergraduate course of MBBS from 8 north eastern states and from All India quota after qualifying

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. Also doctors get admitted in various departments of the institute for postgraduate courses after qualifying

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. A seat for

superspeciality is filled every year from NEET SS B.Sc. Nursing and M.Sc. Nursing courses are also available under

NEHU North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) is a Central University, India, Central University established on 19 July 1973 by an Act of the Indian Parliament. The university is in the suburb of Shillong, the state capital of Meghalaya, India. The univ ...

. Entrance exams are conducted by the institute every year.

Medium of Teaching

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Location

The institute is located on a vast campus at Mawdiangdiang on the outskirts of Shillong (also called New Shillong nowadays), about 8.7 km from Shillong city and takes about 40 minutes to drive to. The best way to reach NEIGRIHMS is from the Police Bazaar through Polo Bazaar- NEEPCO Office - Demseiniong - Nongmynsong - Project Setuk HQ-NEIGRIHMS, Mawdiangdiang. The closest town is Nongmensong which is 10 minutes drive away from the institute. Cabs and other means of public transport can easily be availed from the city.

Transport

City buses, Supplementary State Transport ( Tata Magic) and cabs(

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and

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) ply at intervals from various places of Shillong to Mawdiangdiang.

Achievements

The hospital was adjudged the cleanest hospital/institute(Group 'B') in

for the year 2017-2018 under Kayakalp Scheme of the

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and was awarded the 1st prize money of ₹1,50,00,000 for it.

References

External links

Official website

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