GERIATRIC CLINICS
Delhi
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Department of Medicine
(Thur 2pm), New Delhi Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safderjung Hospital,
New Delhi (1:30 pm-2:30 pm)
Uttar Pradesh
Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi
has geriatric clinic facilities.
The state pays Rs. 600/- per IOL operation under DBCS. KGMC, Lucknow runs geriatric
OPD once in a week in the afternoon.
Maharashtra
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha runs geriatric clinic.
Under District Blindness Control Scheme the state pays Rs. 600/- per IOL operation
KEM Hospital has provision of separate beds for older persons and conducts geriatric
clinic once a week.
Madhya Pradesh
The mayor of Indore has announced that in case of
serious ailment the senior citizens in the city would be entitled to following benefits
: expenditure of 30 days before hospitalization + expenditure during hospitalization
+ 45 days after hospitalization of Rs. 20,000/- whichever is less (website: madhyapradesh.nic.in)
Rajasthan
Pana Devi Binnani Govt. Geriatric Hospital Research Center (twice
a week), Bikner, Rajasthan S.P Medical College runs a Geriatric Clinic once a week
All elderly above 70 yrs are entitled fro free treatment, medicines and investigation
in all government hospitals. Dr. S. N. Medical College runs geriatric clinic once
a week
Gujarat
Free IOL (Intra Ocular Lens) is given to elderly (60 yrs.
above) for cataract surgery.
Manipal
Kasturba Medical College and hospital has geriatric clinic services
Kolkatta
Calcutta Medical College has a geriatric out-patient department
Bangalore
M. S Ramaiah Medical College runs geriatric services
once a week.
Kerala
Govt. Hospital, Trivandrum has a geriatric ward with 12
beds. Free treatment is provided to old people whose income is below Rs. 300/- per
person Medical college hospital, Trivandrum has an outpatient wing on every Monday
for 10.30 am to 12.00 noon for senior citizens District Blindness Society under
the chairmanship of Collector and with the support of Health Services Department
have a detection of cataract and further action for older persons Amrita Institute
of Medical Sciences conducts geriatric outpatient and a geriatric ward.
Goa
Directorate of Health Services has reserved certain percentage
of beds for the senior citizens in government hospitals Institute of public assistance
provides free distribution of medicines and spectacles to destitute senior citizens.
Tamil Nadu
1. Geriatric wards and OPD in Government Hospital in Chennai.
2. Geriatric OPD in Government General Hospital in Madurai.
3. Geriatric Care Clinic/Hospital run by Lions Club, Coimbatore.
Chennai
Geriatric OPD in government general hospital in Madhurai Geriatric
care clinic/ hospital run by Lions Club, Coimbatore Christian Medical College, Vellore
has geriatric clinic services.
PSYCHIATRY –GERIATRIC CLINICS
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Department
of Psychiatry(2pm to 3pm), New Delhi National Institue of Mental Health and Neurosciences,
Department of Psychiatry.
G. B. Pant Hospital,Psycho-geriatric Clinic (Friday), Department
of Psychiatry, New Delhi.
Lady Harding Medical College Smt. S. K. Hospital, Department
of Psychiatry(Monday 2pm to 3pm)