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About VSS Medical College and Hospital, Burla

December 22, 2009 at 7:49 pm sanjibkarmee Leave a comment

Following content is taken from the VSS Medical College web-page:http://www.vssmedical.com/

VSS Medical College Hospital,Burla is the only medical institution which caters to the need of the districts of western Orissa, a part of Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh. It was established in 1959 after which expansion has taken place in different phases. 

The total population of the districts of Sambalpur,Nuapara,Bargarh,Bolangir,Deogarh,Sonepur, Angul, Boudh, Jharsugura, Kalahandi, Sundargarh of Orissa, four districts of Chhatisgarh and two districts of Jharkhand depend on this hospital. 

In the college & hospital the under graduates, house Surgeons,post graduates and paramedical training courses are delivered. Besides, training to the nurses  and pharmacists are also being imparted.

So far 28 departments are operating and further facilities like Burn Care Unit, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & Plastic Surgery  are in the pipeline.

The main building houses the College block along with the nonclinical and paraclinical departments. The OPD block, the IPD of major departments,the Blood bank,etc. are located in the main campus in the hospital block.The Psychiatry ,Paediatrics, Radiotherapy and Pulmonary Medicine are placed at a short distance from the main building.

The  newly built Casualty ,Orthopedic and the Super Specialty Wing are dedicated to the public by Honorable Chief Minister Sri.Nabin Pattanaik near  the Gynaecology ward. Construction of Trauma Unit & Mega Laundry of this hospital is on progress.

Entry filed under: Health Care Facility, Region watch, Sambalpur, VSS Medical College.