Tag: IGMC

HP: Body of missing 17-year-old boy found hanging from tree in Shimla, relative suspects murder

According to the police, on the morning of May 27, information was received that the body of Abhishek was found hanging from a tree just 100 meters away from the Kasumpati police post.

May 28, 2023

Helping defeat Coronavirus with his infectious compassion

His endless empathy has no stopping, he has built a free shelter for cancer patients and attendants visiting the hospital for chemotherapy, however administrative apathy has delayed it from making it functional.

September 29, 2020

IGMC sealed, 73 medicos quarantined after accidental of COVID positive

The youth had arrived in a truck at Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) at about 3 pm with office furniture and other heavy goods and he was unloading goods when a heavy kiosk, meant for security personnel, fell on him.

June 14, 2020

IGMC performs rare non-surgical procedure, remove broken pacemaker

On 13 April, the pocket of the pacemaker was opened to detach the leads with the help of locking device that was inserted through the leads and one by one the leads were pulled.

April 22, 2019

Unique venture for the needy

Several 'roti banks' have come up in Shimla run by a philanthropist who provides free meals to patients.

October 22, 2018

Chemical fertilisers behind rise in cancer: Minister

Markanda cited the study of Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), Shimla and said natural farming could help in reducing the number of cancer patients in the state.

October 17, 2018

IGMC helpless over ‘prolonged occupancy’ of special ward

The administration in government-run premier Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) hospital here is feeling helpless over the prolonged occupancy of a special ward by a patient, so much, that it has referred the matter to Shimla Police. The case relates to a 70-year-old female patient from Shimla district with problems of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis. She...

May 16, 2018

Himachal mulling taking over Military Hospital premises for IGMC expansion

Looking for alternative to expand the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), the Himachal Pradesh government will take up the issue of Walker Hospital with Defence ministry for providing the campus to India Gandhi Medical College Shimla (IGMC) for extending premises. The old Walker hospital (Military hospital) had been burnt down almost two decades ago and...

April 21, 2018

Docs oppose appointment of Director Health Services from bureaucracy

Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) Resident doctors Association (RDA) has opposed the proposed appointment of director Health Services from the State administrative services. The IGMC RDA president Ajay Jaryal said here on Friday that in Himachal Pradesh only two medical Colleges Indira Gandhi Medical College and Dr Rajinder Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda has regular...

March 25, 2018

Derailed blood banking system in Himachal

A 24-year-old pregnant woman from a village in Kharga in Rampur in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh started bleeding in the eighth month and was referred to Kamla Nehru state Mother and Child Hospital, two days back. She was in dire need of the O negative blood group and her attendants were asked to arrange...

February 16, 2018

Junior resident doctors demand suitable working environment

Irked by long duty hours, often stretching to almost 36 hours and no proper rest room, junior resident doctors of Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) and Kamla Nehru Hospital (KNH) have demanded suitable working environment. IGMC Resident Doctors Association (RDA) president Ajay Jaryal said, “In the wake of the paucity of doctors the junior resident...

January 23, 2018

IGMC employee death: Family seeks probe

Ten months after the suspicious death of Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) employee, Tej Prakash, his family members on Wednesday demanded the high level probe into the case. Alleging that the 32-year-old man who was working as a bus driver with IGMC blood bank, his father, LR Kaundal told media he was murdered. But the...

January 17, 2018

Docs give new lease of life to cancer patient

Doctors turned divine soul for Kuldeep Kumar, who not only required timely treatment for renal cancer, but also had no money for the treatment. Putting their best foot forward, the doctors of Indira Gandhi Medical College alleviated his sufferings to give him a new lease of life. Already a diabetic and heart patient, Kuldeep Kumar...

July 6, 2017

Shimla hospital doctor succumbs to swine flu

A senior doctor with the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) and hospital on Sunday succumbed to swine flu. This has raised the death toll to three including a tourist from Maharashtra at IGMC and as many as 14 tested positive for swine flu. A senior doctor with the radiology department, he had tested positive on...

July 2, 2017

IGMC doctor tests positive for swine flu

A senior doctor with Radiology department tested positive for swine flu on Friday. The doctor, 58, has been put on ventilator in the hospital, confirmed Senior Medical Superintendent at IGMC, Dr Ramesh Chand. Sources said following this, the close contacts of the patient and more than 100 doctors and para medics in IGMC were given...

June 23, 2017

Maharashtra tourist dies of Swine flu in Shimla

A 57 year male tourist from Maharashtra died of Swine flu at the state run Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) hospital here on Wednesday. This is the second death due to Swine flu reported in Himachal over last week this year. Senior Medical Superintendent at IGMC, Dr Ramesh Chand told The Statesman that he was...

May 17, 2017