Following the footsteps of Advanced Cardiac Centre and Eye Centre, the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research will soon have a 300-bed neurocentre. It will be the second facility of its kind in north India, other facility being in AIIMS, New Delhi. Prabhakar, head of department neurology said that it was a big achievement for PGI. Constant efforts were being made, by this tertiary care institute, for the past twenty years for
getting the permission to build a neurocentre. However, it was after a long toil that the PGI got the nod to go ahead with the project. The PGI administration and other authorities have given thumbs up for the construction of the facility. Dr Prabhakar said, “Once the centre is constructed PGI will be able to cater to more patients with neurological disorders. Once the centre comes in place, specialisation will get a boost.” Currently PGI has a department dedicated to patients suffering from neurological disorders, but due to restricted amenities and restrained resources only a limited number of patients could be admitted to this premier institute. The neurocentre will come up near the Gole Market area in PGI, permission for which has been granted. Once the centre comes into place it will assist in the treatment of patients, who flock at PGI from Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. The four-storey neurocentre will be equipped with all modern facilities. Dr Prabhakar said that it would have different ICUs and a stroke centre, which would be a lifesaver for patients suffering from brain stroke. Currently PGI doesn’t have a stroke centre. Other than this the centre will have its own OPD and advanced pathology centres. According to experts there has been an exponential growth in the number of patients suffering from brain stroke. Stress and sedentary lifestyle signature to the fast evolving urban lifestyle is the main reason behind this increase. Brain stroke patients are followed by severe trauma and epilepsy patients. The increase in number of patients prompted the need of the advanced neurocentre.