Sir Sayajirao General Hospital

Details

Name :

Sir Sayajirao General Hospital

Address  :

Jail road (Indira Avenue)

Town  :

Vadodara

State  :

Gujarat

Country  :

INDIA

Post Code:

390001

Phone  :

(0265) 2424848

Fax  :

(0265) 2424351

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Anatomy
  • Biochemistry
  • Blood Bank
  • Dentistry
  • General Medicine
  • General Surgeon
  • Internal Medicine
  • Microbiology
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Paediatrics
  • Pathology Lab
  • Pharmacology
  • Physiology
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Psychiatrist
  • Radiation therapy
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 56


Description

Sir Sayajirao General Hospital SSGH Vadodara was started in 1865 as the 56 bedded Countess of Dufferin Hospital This was then taken over by the Government of Gujarat in 1907 and renamed the SSG Hospital after the erstwhile ruler of Vadodara Maharaja Sayajirao II SSG Hospital is designed in the IndoSaracen style It is the largest referral hospital in Central Gujarat
It forms the teaching hospital component of Medical College Baroda It also houses the Government College of Physiotherapy and Government Nursing College It caters to the primary secondary and tertiary health care needs of the people of central Gujarat and adjoining states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan It also participates in various community outreach and national health programs

It has 1513 beds across several clinical specialties and subspecialties with an annual average outdoor attendance of 4 Lakh patients an average annual indoor admission of 45000 patients and a bed occupancy rate of 83 It also offers select highend surgeries such as Oncosurgeries endourologic surgeries laparoscopic surgery and plastic surgery SSG Hospital offers a 24hour emergency service and receives around 150 to 200 emergencies each day Its various laboratories run approximately 1000 tests daily and the department of Radio diagnosis has a daily load of 500 radiological tests per day The Medical Nursing Home on the campus is a 22 bedded facility for patients requesting private rooms

Funded by the Department of Health and Family Welfare Government of Gujarat it renders yeomen service practically free of cost to the underprivileged sections of the society and the common man The Rogi Kalyan Samiti of the Hospital which generates funds from various sources funds the management of people below poverty line and tribal patients free of cost


History

Sir Sayajirao General Hospital SSGH Vadodara was started in 1865 as the 56 bedded Countess of Dufferin Hospital This was then taken over by the Government of Gujarat in 1907 and renamed the SSG Hospital after the erstwhile ruler of Vadodara Maharaja Sayajirao II SSG Hospital is designed in the IndoSaracen style It is the largest referral hospital in Central Gujarat
It forms the teaching hospital component of Medical College Baroda It also houses the Government College of Physiotherapy and Government Nursing College It caters to the primary secondary and tertiary health care needs of the people of central Gujarat and adjoining states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan It also participates in various community outreach and national health programs

It has 1513 beds across several clinical specialties and subspecialties with an annual average outdoor attendance of 4 Lakh patients an average annual indoor admission of 45000 patients and a bed occupancy rate of 83 It also offers select highend surgeries such as Oncosurgeries endourologic surgeries laparoscopic surgery and plastic surgery SSG Hospital offers a 24hour emergency service and receives around 150 to 200 emergencies each day Its various laboratories run approximately 1000 tests daily and the department of Radio diagnosis has a daily load of 500 radiological tests per day The Medical Nursing Home on the campus is a 22 bedded facility for patients requesting private rooms

Funded by the Department of Health and Family Welfare Government of Gujarat it renders yeomen service practically free of cost to the underprivileged sections of the society and the common man The Rogi Kalyan Samiti of the Hospital which generates funds from various sources funds the management of people below poverty line and tribal patients free of cost
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