
OVERVIEW
INSTITUTE OF POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH (SSKM Hospital)
Way back in 1707, the first hospital in Calcutta was built in the premises of the Old Fort at Gerstein Place. The Council of Fort William constructed this hospital. This hospital, initially built for the Europeans, was then known as Presidency Hospital. From 16th January 1957, the hospital came to be known as The Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (IPGMER). The institute was inaugurated by Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India, on 16th January, 1957. Since then the institute is best known as a Medical Learning Centre of Excellence and a Specialty Hospital. Today, the institution is best known for the study of undergraduate, postgraduate and postdoctoral level medical courses, specialist medical degrees and diplomas, paramedical courses, and nursing courses in UG, PG and Undergraduate level and is known as the Bethlehem of advanced medical research. New landmark sections were added over the years, such as the Respiratory Care Unit, The Bangur Institute of Neuroscience, The Institute of Psychiatry, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences. The institute in the present century turned into a Multi Super Speciality hospital with the induction of an advanced neonatal department, Human Milk Bank, Genomics, Neuro Medicines and School of Digestive and Liver Diseases. The hospital has 44 speciality departments and offers free treatment for the poor and subsidised costs for others.
General Information
Year established: | 1707 |
Management: | Government |
Location: | 244, Acharya Jagadish Chandra (AJC) Bose Road, near the RaceCourse ground of Kolkata |
Nearest station: | Maidan (Metro Station) |
Car Parking: | Hospital Parking (Free) |
Number of beds: | 1775 |
Critical Care beds: | 244 |
Operation Theatres: | 17 |
Accreditations: | MCI (hospital) |
Visiting Hours: |
General Ward: Daily 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Children’s Ward: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM |
Contact details: | 033-2204 1100 |
WhatsApp Number: | NA |
Emergency Number (Ambulance): | 03322239692 |
Social media accounts: | NA |