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Hailed as Covid warriors, but no bonus: Chandigarh PGI non faculty staff to hold protest on Diwali
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON NOV 11, 2020 11:31 PM IST
Approximately 5,000 group B (non-gazetted), C and D employees will not receive the bonus
Stay safe, chance of Covid surge during Diwali, winter: PGIMER
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON NOV 09, 2020 10:27 PM IST
Exercise caution and follow safety protocols, says Dr Jagat Ram, director, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
No Oxford vaccine side effects in 53 volunteers at PGIMER
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON OCT 08, 2020 11:45 PM IST
PGIMER had screened 97 volunteers on Thursday, of whom 65 had already been vaccinated since September 25 when the institute started administering the first dose to volunteers
Despite unfavourable trial outcome, PGIMER to continue with plasma therapy
By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON SEP 12, 2020 11:35 PM IST
A trial conducted across 39 hospitals in India has revealed that plasma therapy neither reduces the death risk nor does it slow down the progression of the disease from mild to severe stage. The paper, however, is yet to be peer reviewed.
Connecting to PGIMER’s phone-in psychiatry service gets easy
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh:
UPDATED ON SEP 01, 2020 11:39 PM IST
For tele-consultation registration, people have to call 0172 2756809 (landline), 0172 2753801(landline) and 7087007392 (mobile) numbers
PGIMER pegs Covid-19 test costs at ₹8 crore a month
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Amanjeet Singh Salyal, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON AUG 21, 2020 03:25 AM IST
Dr Jagat Ram, director, PGIMER, said the institute conducted nearly 30,000 tests a month for which estimated costs had been worked out and sent to the Central government.
Chandigarh admn asks PGIMER, GMCH-32 to create more ICUs for Covid patients
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Amanjeet Singh Salyal, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON AUG 11, 2020 11:16 PM IST
As the number of patients in dedicated Covid-19 hospitals is increasing, pressure is building up for setting up more ICUs at identified sites at PGIMER and GMCH-32
PGIMER to start Oxford Covid vaccine trials by end of August
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Amanjeet Singh Salyal, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON AUG 03, 2020 09:44 PM IST
Around 2,000 people will be examined and about 1,600 persons will be selected. Out of them the institute has committed around 250 people. Recruitment will be done in the first month
PGIMER seeks ₹485 crore from Centre under supplementary budget grant
By Amanjeet Singh Salyal, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON JUL 06, 2020 10:32 PM IST
The institute is also not likely to generate estimated revenues of ₹150 crore for this financial year because of partial closure of medical services.
PGIMER to start DM course in interventional radiology
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON JUN 30, 2020 11:25 PM IST
Interventional radiology, an important subspecialty of radiology, allows minimally invasive procedures to be done quickly under minimal anesthesia. It’s also relatively painless
PGIMER to be validation centre for rapid Covid-19 diagnostic tests
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Amanjeet Singh Salyal, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON JUN 28, 2020 10:59 PM IST
The antigen detection tests will be quick, accurate, cover a large chunk of the population, and be done POC or where the patient is being cared for.
Retest negative cases if Covid-19 suspected, PGIMER tells docs
Hindutan Times, Chandigarh | By Amanjeet Singh Salyal, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON JUN 23, 2020 09:12 PM IST
Repeat tests based on symptoms and suspicion will help maintain low level infection spread, says PGIMER director
PGIMER refuses to treat critically ill frontline Covid warrior, then admits her after 6 hours
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Munieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON JUN 12, 2020 02:49 AM IST
The doctor, who contracted the disease while working at the Sector 22 Civil Hospital, had been isolated at GMSH-16 when her condition deteriorated
36-year-old man injured in Friday’s hit and run dies at PGIMER
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUN 07, 2020 06:55 PM IST
The deceased, 36-year-old Sukhwinder Singh of Burail Village in Sector 45, worked as a mechanic.
No new Covid-19 case in Chandigarh after three weeks, PGI sends six patients home, most in a day
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Amanjeet Singh Salyal, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON MAY 15, 2020 01:08 AM IST
Cured cases positive indicators that our recovery rate is consistently increasing and is comparable to the best in the country, says PGIMER director Dr Jagat Ram
Young Covid-19 warriors in Chandigarh undaunted by infection risks, skin lesions, dehydration
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Amanjeet Singh Salyal
UPDATED ON MAY 07, 2020 11:58 PM IST
Working in non-AC environments can be tough and PPE suits make things work, says nursing officers at PGIMER’s Covid-19 hospital
Spike in cases: Chandigarh PGIMER’s Covid hospital now 50% occupied
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Amanjeet Singh Salyal, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON MAY 05, 2020 11:48 PM IST
PGIMER director Dr Jagat Ram said there has been huge influx of patients referred from GMCH-32 and GMSH-16
Another Chandigarh woman recovers, discharged from PGIMER’s Covid ward
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON MAY 03, 2020 12:42 AM IST
Three others of her family who were also Covid patients were discharged a few days earlier
Staff safety a priority, says PGI after workers demand action for negligence
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON APR 21, 2020 10:39 PM IST
An upset workers union wrote to the SSP after two workers were infected with the virus
Dialysis patients have a tough time amid Covid-19 curfew in Chandigarh
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Tanbir Dhaliwal, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON APR 16, 2020 12:16 PM IST
Coronavirus testing: 14 centres of excellence to mentor medical colleges
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON APR 13, 2020 02:45 PM IST
The ICMR has already invited applications from all government and private medical colleges for establishing COVID-19 testing facilities.
For PGI, another Herculean task: Soliciting blood donors
By Tanbir Dhaliwal, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON APR 12, 2020 11:14 AM IST
Thalassaemia patients are prioritised; 350 registered patients receive 20-25 units of blood daily
PGIMER Recruitment 2020: Apply for 159 vacancies of Senior Residents, MO and other posts from April 4
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Akhilesh Nagari
UPDATED ON APR 04, 2020 09:01 AM IST
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh has released an official notification regarding the recruitment of Senior Residents, Senior Medical Officers (Casualty in Emergency) and various other posts on its official website.
Our low-cost ventilator design is different from PGI’s prototype: Mahindra group clarifies
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON APR 03, 2020 06:30 AM IST
On Thursday, Chandigarh PGIMER had accused Mahindra and Mahindra of stealing the design of their low-cost ventilator
Chandigarh’s PGIMER accuses business conglomerate of intellectual theft
Hinduatan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON APR 02, 2020 12:36 AM IST
Mahindra and Mahindra has approached the institute in the wake of Covid-19 epidemic, but within 48 hours, they had copied their low-cost ventilator and claimed it as their own design, said a PGI professor
For PGI cleaners, it’s handkerchiefs and dupattas instead of masks
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Amanjeet Singh Salyal, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON MAR 27, 2020 01:04 AM IST
Not provided N-95 mask, PGI attendant refuses to carry ‘suspected’ patient’s body
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Tanbir Dhaliwal, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON MAR 27, 2020 01:05 AM IST
Coronavirus outbreak: More testing centres needed, states should contain cases locally, says PGIMER director
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Amanjeet Singh Salyal, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON MAR 22, 2020 01:29 AM IST
On an average, 50 tests are being conducted daily, right now at PGIMER, Chandigarh
Don’t visit for minor ailments: PGIMER advisory amid Covid-19 outbreak
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Amanjeet Singh Salyal, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON MAR 17, 2020 01:02 AM IST
US tourist walks out of isolation ward in Chandigarh, put back in quarantine
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON MAR 16, 2020 12:48 AM IST
After travelling through Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, mostly on a bicycle, he visited the Emergency at the PGIMER on Sunday with flu-like symptoms