All India Institute Of Medical Sciences Patna

Previously known as Jaya Prakash Narayan All India Institute of Medical Sciences (JPNAIIMS), All India Institute of Medical Sciences Patna (AIIMS Patna) is a Hospital, Medical College, Institute Of National Importance and Medical Research Institution situated in the Phulwari Sharif area in the capital city of Patna, Bihar. On 2nd July, 2013, the Act (Amendment) 2012 was passed, creating AIIMS Patna by ordinance dated 16th July, 2012. After AIIMS Delhi, the Government of India decided to set up five new AIIMS across India in 2004, and AIIMS Patna was one of them. The foundation of the Institute was laid by Bairon Singh Shekhawat(Former Vice President) on 3rd January 2004. There were six new AIIMS that had been developed and were being managed by PMSSY (Prime Minister Swasthya Surakhsa Yojana). The AIIMS project started in 2010 under the Project Monitoring Unit of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with other AIIMS across the country. The Hospital is well developed now. AIIMS caters approximately 1500 outpatients per day. Every medical department at AIIMS has its own OPD block and runs 3 major state of the art semi-modular operation theaters, and two minor operation theaters. All Operation theatre performs more than 250 surgeries per month. It offers an onsite laboratory that runs around the clock as well as world-class radiology, such as CT, MRI, Biplane DSA, Digital Mammography, Digital Radiography, and Ultrasound with Color Doppler. AIIMS Patna started its operations on 25th September 2012 and operates autonomously under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India. AIIMS Patna comprises different departments - The OPD block, IPD block, Trauma and Emergency block, and a separate AYUSH and PMR building. As of 2020, AIIMS Patna has 820 beds, 28 functional modular operating theatres, 12 functional super-specialties, and 18 functional specialties along with a 30,000 kilo-liter capacity oxygen tank installed on its campus. AIIMS Patna has a team of best doctors to provide quality treatment in Bihar. The hospital comprises a total of 42 departments that includes- Department of Cardiology, Urology, Neonatology, Pharmacy, Engineering, Ayush, Surgical Oncology, Information Technology, Trauma and Engineering, Ophthalmology, Transfusion medicine & Blood bank, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Radio therapy, Radio diagnosis. Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Physiology, Orthopedics, Microbiology, General Surgery, Dermatology, Burns & Plastic Surgery, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Anesthesiology, and more. Along with existing departments, the institute is looking forward to recruiting more faculty in order to start new departments at AIIMS have teams of medical practitioners who are dedicated to provide the best medical service for the patients. As part of its outreach program, the Institute runs Chhattisa, a telemedicine programme which has conducted over 100 health camps. Talking about COVID-19 precautionary and combating measures, various measures are being taken to combat the current pandemic using the Covid-19 model at the hospital. AIIMS Patna follows proper guidelines to control the spread of infection, keeping in mind the virus' potential for spreading in health care facilities. AIIMS Patna follows standard precautionary measures and transmission-based precautionary measures at all times to prevent the spread of infection. A standard precaution is a simple infection control measure that applies to all patients, irrespective of diagnosis or infectious condition, at any time. To prevent and control infection due to the COVID-19, additional precautions are taken apart from Standard precautions. The infection is transmissible through droplets and contact, so droplet and contact precautions are also followed at AIIMS Patna.