Sri Guru Teg Bahadur
Hospital, Amritsar
Previously known as V.J.Hospital, Amritsar, this
hospital was opened in 1891. To commemorate the 300 birth anniversary of
Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in November 1975 by the Punjab Government.It is
one of the best hospitals in the state. The facilities available in the
hospital are: specialized medical consultation and treatment, specialized
surgical treatment including heart and lung surgery, abdominal and
urological surgery and paediatrics’ and orthopedic surgery, specialized
treatment in obstetrics and gynaecology, Including advanced cancer
surgery, tubal surgery and research in various aspects of the subject,
radiology and routine cataract and glaucoma surgery, E.N.T. E.C.G., etc.
It has 951 beds (504 for males and 447 for females).The hospital is manned
by 13 doctors, 365 nurses and other class III and class IV staff. A Blood
bank is also functioning in this hospital.
The number of outdoor and indoor patients treated in
the hospital, during 1986-87 was 2,28,908 and 45,504,respectively.
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T.B. Sanatorium
(T.B.& Chest Diseases Hospital ) Amritsar
The hospital was started in 1936. It has 255 beds (155
for males and 100 for females). The medical facilities provided in the
hospital include treatment of tuberculosis and chest diseases .Facilities
for minor surgical operations and routine laboratory investigation are
also available in this hospital. In addition to X-ray, facility of
tomography and bronchography is also available.
The hospital is manned by 14 Doctors, 5 House Surgeon,
29 Nursues, besides, other class 3rd and 4th class staff. The
number of outdoor and indoor patient treated in the hospital, during 1986,
1987 was 16, 906 and 2,239 respectively.
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Punjab Government Dental College and Hospital, Amritsar
The hospital was started in 1952. It has ten beds both
for males and females. all type of dental medical facilities are available
in the hospital. it is manned by 25 Doctors, and 6 Nurses, besides other
class 4th staff. The number of both outdoor and indoor patients
treated in the hospital, during 1986-87 was 60,338.
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Punjab Mental
Hospital, Amritsar
This Hospital was opened in 1949. It is the only
institution of its type in the Punjab and also caters to the need of the
neighboring states. It has 811 beds (512 males and 299 for females). In
addition to these, there are 100 beds in the O.P.D. family care Units of
the hospital.
The medical facility provided by the hospital are:
family care unit, psychotherapy, occupational therapy, child guidance
clinic, addiction clinic, and electro convulsive therapy, etc. The
hospital is manned by 14 Doctors, 23 Nurses, besides other miscellaneous
staff.
The number of indoor and outdoor patients treated in
the hospital, during 1986 was 2,480 and 41,140, respectively
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Pingalwara
After the pilgrimage of the Golden Temple, a pilgrim
has numerous places of interest to visit in Amritsar which the Scriptures
eulogise as ‘SIFTI DA GHAR ‘( Home of Virtue ).Among all these Pingalwara
is of highest importance and may well be acclaimed as the temple of the
humanity .In the words of the noted columnist Mr.Kushwant Singh the
pilgrimage to the Golden Temple is incomplete without visiting the
Pingalwara.
Pingalwara, which provides homely shelter to hundreds
of cripples, mentally retarded and incurably sick creatures,was
established by a man who renounced all the worldly attachments in the
prime of his life and avowed to work for mitigating the pains of suffering
humanity.To day he is known in much of the civilized world as Bhagat Puran
Singh. He Initiated his career by adopting a crippled child of four, whom
his parents had abandoned at the threshold of Gurudwara Dera Sahib,
Lahore(Pakistan) in 1934.The care and the service of the child kindled his
heart wherein lay an inexhaustible fund of sympathy and passion for the
pains of humanity .The child, though physically deformed, was very dear to
Bhagat Puran Singh. He called the child Piara (the Dear One). As such the
child got the name, Piara Singh.
After leaving Lahore in 1947 due to the Partition of
the land, Bhagat Puran Singh selected Amritsar, the abode of the Gurus, as
the best suited place to carry on his mission. The inception of Pingalwara
was not to easy for Bhagatji. He had to endeavour hard to convert his
vision into reality. The Ashram which began with a humble beginning about
five decades ago with a scanty strength of inmates, has grown, over the
years, into a mighty institution that provides relief and homely comfort
to about five hundred patients of various ages suffering from deadly
ailments
