About Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow

The foundation stone of the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences was laid on December 14, 1980 in the present King Georges Medical University campus by the then President of India His Excellency, Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. The State Government aimed to create a state-of-the-art quality medical education, training, medicalcare and cutting-edge research institution with the motto, "Hospitals with a long tradition ofexcellence have demonstrated abundantly that research enhances the vitality of teaching, teaching lifts the standards ofservice and service opens new avenues of investigation"

Over the years, looking into the needs of patients, the departments of Critical Care Medicine, Hematology, Pediatric Gastroenterology, and Pediatric Surgical subspecialty were started. Under the scheme of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Sewa Yojna, the departments of Plastic Surgery, Maternal & Reproductive Health, Pulmonary Medicine, Molecular Medicine & Biotechnology, Opthalmology and Neonatology were developed.

The Telemedicine program was initiated in the Institute in the year 1999 to promote the concept of telesurgical education, using interactive video conferencing technology. The School of Telemedicine & Biomedical Informatics was established in the year 2006 which is the only center of its kind in the country.

Another novel experiment in supplying drugs and consumables to all admitted patients was initiated through a Hospital Revolving Fund which is a self sustainable and economically viable system. Introduced in 1997, the model is hailed as a novel experiment in bedside delivery of medicines available at substantial discounts procured through competitive bidding. It has now been adopted by several other public and private sector hospitals throughout India. In 2002, on similar lines, the Investigation Revolving Fund was initiated which deals with procurement of diagnostic kits, reagents, laboratory chemicals and consumables besides others.

The College of Nursing was started in 2008 with the B.Sc. Nursing Course and in the year 2019 the M.Sc Nursing program has also commenced.

The Institute has trained over 1000 medical graduates and postgraduates in broad and sub specialties who are working in the different parts of the country and abroad. The Week magazine, some time ago, rated SGPGIMS as being amongst the top 10 Medical Institutions of the country.The Institute has also been designated as the nodal centre for the National Organ Procurement and Transplant Network program of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India under the National Transplant Act. Indira Gandhi National Open University and the Ministry of Health, Government of India have designated SGPGIMS as a program study centre for dialysis training as a part of the National Transplant Program. The Institute has also been represented in the Planning Commission and the Medical Council of India.

In SGPGIMS, excellence is a way of life. Although continually inundated with patients in need of medical care, it strives to cope with and improve its services to the community. In the foreseeable future, it must innovate and strive hard to retain its place amongst the top medical institutes of India.

Vision & Mission of  Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences has been established under the State Legislature Act in 1983 and is named after Sanjay Gandhi. It was created by the state of Uttar Pradesh as a centre of excellence for providing medical care, education and research of the highest order. The institute is situated in a 550 acres (2.2 square kilometres) campus at Raebareli Road, 15 km from the main city. Lucknow is located about 500 km east of New Delhi and is the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is famous for its Nawabi culture, Mughlai cuisine and intricate chikan work,a form of fine embroidery.

The Institute provides postgraduate training to medical and nonmedical professionals. The training programmes lead to D.M., M.Ch., M.D., Ph.D., postdoctoral fellowships, postdoctoral certificate courses in various disciplines. In addition, it offers senior residency training programmes. B.Sc. Nursing course and B.Sc. / M.Sc. paramedical technology courses in allied sciences are offered by the College of Medical Technology.The Institute is an autonomous body and awards degrees which are recognised by the Medical Council of India. The Institute functions as a State University and is member of the Association of Indian Universities and is recognised by University Grants Commission.

The guiding force behind the spirit of the Institute is the motto that Research enhances vitality of teaching, teachings lifts the standards of service and service opens new avenues of investigation. One of the goals of the Institute is to evolve cost-effectiveness in tertiary medical care and therefore the emphasis on research, quality of teaching and patient care.

The project is conceived to evolve in 3 phases, consisting of 6 super specialties in each. The specialties of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Clinical Immunology, Medical Genetics, Nephrology, Urology, Medical and Surgical Gastroenterology, Medical and Surgical Endocrinology, along with Pathology, Microbiology, Transfusion Medicine, Radiodiagnosis, Radiotherapy, Nuclear Medicine, Anaesthesiology and Biostatistics were chosen for development in the first phase with the Japanese collaboration under the JICA-grant in aid. All these services started functioning from 1988. As a part of consolidation of first phase Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences aimed to provide advanced speciality medical care with emphasis on Neonatal Surgery, Organ Transplantations and Comprehensive Cancer Care.

The campus is a mini township with community centre, post office, bank, schools, general hospital, play grounds and recreational facilities. There is planned plantation all along the campus to provide healthy environment. The total covered area of the main hospital and its ancillary services is approx. 40,000 sqm. The hospital functions strictly as a referral hospital.

Vision

• Air-Ambulance & Helipad Services to expedite sick patient transfers to the Trauma & Emergency
• Solid Organ transplant Programe (liver, heart and lung)
• Center of Excellence for Infectious Disease & Vaccine Development
• Advanced Diabetic Center & Department of Pediatric Endocrinology