By Tricity News
Chandigarh
19th April:- J.P. Nadda, Union Minister of Health
and Family Welfare, Government of India handed over a citation and an award of
Rs 1.5 crore to PGIMER, Chandigarh today in New Delhi during a function held
for bestowing Kayakalp awards to different institutes. PGIMER Chandigarh has
been ranked second in category A of central government institutions. Along with
Prof Jagat Ram Director PGIMER, Amitabh Avasthi Deputy Director and Dr. A.K
Gupta Medical Superintendent received the award.
The award's criteria and weightage
were based on internal, external and peer assessment of hospital upkeep,
sanitation and hygiene, support services, waste management, infection control,
hygiene promotion and feedback mechanism from public on cleanliness. There were
two categories of hospital assessed based on infrastructure, patient load, bed
strength, support structure, etc. PGIMER, Chandigarh was under Category A.
Other hospitals were AIIMS, New Delhi; Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi; Safdarjung
Hospital, New Delhi; LHMC & Associate Hospitals, New Delhi; JIPMER,
Puducherry; RIMS, Imphal, Manipur and Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical
Sciences, Wardha.
In 2016-17, PGIMER
Chandigarh stood third and in 2015-16 was awarded the first prize.
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