A fire broke out in the child ward of Jhansi Medical College in Uttar Pradesh, due to which 10 children died.
10 children have died due to fire in Jhansi Medical College in Uttar Pradesh. That college is about 56 years old. Named after Queen Maharani Laxmi bai of Jhansi, its foundation stone was laid in the year 1965 and it was completed in the year 1968. The full name of this medical college is Maharani Lakshmi Bai Medical College Jhansi (MLBMCJ). This medical college is spread over 380 acres.
Which is one of the largest medical college campuses in the country. This hospital is about one kilometer from Bundelkhand University on Kanpur Road. Every year a batch of 50 new doctors come out from here after completing MBBS studies. Apart from this, there are also 54 seats for post graduate.
Who laid the foundation of the hospital?
The initiative to establish Jhansi Medical College was taken by Dr. Sushila Nair, the then Health Minister of the Government of India. She was also an MP from Jhansi Lok Sabha seat. On 16 December 1965, Dr. Sushila Nair laid the foundation stone of the college. His aim was to build a government hospital where the poor people of Bundelkhand could be treated.
After this, this college came into existence in the year 1968. This college was started in 1968 by giving admission to the first batch of 50 MBBS students. In 1970, Professor S.K. Saxena took charge as the head of the anatomy department of the college. On 1 September 1971, Professor S.R. Kapoor became the first principal of this college.
What is the number of beds, doctors and nurses?
There are many departments in Jhansi Medical College and the number of doctors and nurses working here is also quite good. Residential complex is also built in the campus itself. According to the information available on the website of the medical college, there are a total of 700 beds in the hospital.
About 200 junior doctors including 45 senior doctors and interns are posted here. Apart from this, 106 nurses are also employed.
The emergency ward of the hospital remains open 24 hours. A burn unit has also been made in the hospital. Apart from this, there are also 24 private wards. Not only this, there is also a cancer treatment unit in Jhansi Medical College.
Patients also come from Madhya Pradesh
Not only people from urban and rural areas of Jhansi come to Jhansi Medical College for treatment, but patients from many districts of Madhya Pradesh also come here. In this, people from districts like Gwalior, Lalitpur etc. come here for treatment.
