Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Details Of Spandan


List of Doctors

Orthopaedists

1. Dr B B Hathi – can be contacted at +91 9434205114, +91 9434205114. Available everyday with Chaulya Medicals during 9 – 10 AM and 5 – 7 PM. Also, available at Dandapat Diagnostic Center on Fridays during 10-11 AM.

2. Dr Ranjan Kamila – can be contacted at +91 9830071345. He is a famous orthopaedician at Apollo Hospital, and can be contacted in case of emergency at the above number (currently handling Mithun Madhusudan’s case of fractures).

3. Dr. Asis K. Mandal(MBBS, D. Ortho)- bone specialist can be contacted at +91 03222-277500, Near Prem Bazar gate. Available Monday to Saturday between 8 AM- 11 AM (wednesday close)

Neurologists

1. Dr Amar mishra – can be contacted at +91 9433012195. Available at Dandapat diagnostic Center every Saturday during 9 AM – 12 noon. Also, during the last 2 weeks of each month, he consults on Saturday evenings during 4 – 5 PM. Appointment must be made at Dandapat diagnostic center.

2. Dr L N Tripathi – can be contacted at +91 9831090155. He is a famous neuro-surgeon at Apollo Hospital who can also be reached by phone in case of an emergency.

3. Advanced facilities near Kharagpur can be obtained at the Spandan Diagnostic Center.

General Physicians

These doctors can be contacted in case of general illness, stomach upsets, food poisoning, etc. The details are as follows:

1. Dr Suresh kumar Sarawgi – can be contacted at +91 9433208389. He is also a laparoscopic surgeon. Available at Dandapat diagnostic center, everyday (except Sunday) during 8:30 – 9:30 AM and 7:00 – 8:00 PM. He is also available on Sundays 10:30 – 11:30 AM at Samantha Nursing Home, Kharagpur.

2. Dr Ranjan Basu Roy – can be contacted at +91 9433395649. Available with Dandapat diagnostic center on Wednesdays 5 – 6 PM.

3. Dr A Ghorai – can be contacted at +91 9434110377. Available with Sudha Medicals every Monday, Tuesday, Wednedsday during 7:30 - 9 AM and everyday during 5:30 – 7 PM.

4. Dr Debashish Chakraborty – appointment can be made at +91 3222 257440. Available with Dandapat Diagnostic center every Saturday during 8-10 AM and 5 – 7 PM. He also specializes in treating stomach-related problems.

5. Dr Debjani Chatterjee – general physician and surgeon. Can be contacted at +91 3222 221973. Available with Chaulya Medicals on Wednesday 4-6 PM, Thursday and Friday 8:30 – 9:30 AM.

6. Dr J Chaulya – physiotherapist. Can be contacted at +91 3222 221973. Available with Chaulya Medicals everyday (except Sunday) during 8 – 10 AM and 5 – 8:30 PM.

7. Dr Sumit Chakraborty - good enough for minor complaints. Ph. No. +91 3222 277644. Visiting hours 8am - 10 am ( daily) and 2-4 PM, on tuesday, thursday and saturday 5-6 PM.

Gynaecologists / Nursing Homes

1. Dr A K Bhuniya – can be contacted at +91 9434175465, +91 9232490335. Available with Dandapat diagnostic center everyday during 4 -5 PM.

2. Dr Pabitra Chatterjee – available with Sudha Medicals by appointment at +91 3222 221885.

3. A govt. registered nursing home is present just next to Sudha Medicals, capable of basic nursing services.

Cardiologists

Within Kharagpur, no reputed cardiologist is present. However, a couple of general physicians and physiotherapists at Chota Tengra also serve as cardiologists. The details of these are as follows:

1. Dr M Subhash Metla – can be contacted at +91 9434138919. Available at Sudha / Chaulya medicals by appointment.

2. Dr Asok Pal – consultant physician and cardiologist. Can be contacted at +91 3222 221973. Available with Chaulya medicals everyday during 8-10 AM and 4-6 PM.

Eye Specialist/Surgeon

1. Dr Gautam Saha – can be contacted at +91 9434020617. Available with Sathi medical center (near Park Hotel) on all days (except Friday and Sunday) during 7:30 – 12:30 in the morning and 4 – 7 PM in the evening.

2. Dr A K Bisai – can be contacted at +91 3222 221973. Available with Chaulya Medicals on Monday, Tueday, Friday and Saturday during 8-10 AM and 5-8 PM.

Child Specialists

1. Dr A Mahato – is also a neonatologist. Can be contacted at +91 9433475836. Available at Sudha Medicals, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from morning to evening.

2. Dr A N Sen – can be contacted at +91 9434006404. Available at Dandapat Diagnostic Center everyday (except Sunday) during 7:30 – 9 AM.

ENT Specialist

1. Dr F R Khan – can be contacted at +91 94340204039. Available at Monday, Wednesday 8 – 9 AM, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 8 – 10 AM and 5:30 – 7 PM on these days.

Dentists

1. Dr Alok Gupta – can be contacted at +91 9434119115. Available with Giri Medicals, Chota Tengra everyday at 6:30 – 8 PM.

2. Dr Barnali Pal – can be contacted at +91 3222 221973. Available with Chaulya Medicals on weekday evenings.

Skin Specialists/Dermatologists

1. Dr M Patra – can be contacted at +91 3222 257440. Available with Dandapat Diagnostic Center on Monday evenings from 4 PM.

2. Dr Rajat Das – can be contacted at +91 3222 221885. Available with Sudha Medicals on Wednesday and Friday 6:30 PM onwards.

3. Dr D N Pal - new puri gate

ICU/ICCU/ITU/NICU

Facilities like these are not present in BC Roy Hospital. Within Kharagpur, these are available at Spandan Diagnostic Center main branch at Rabindranagar, Paschim Medinipur which is about 15 kms from the campus and can be reached by an ambulance. Also, a couple of nursing homes are present in the Chota Tengra area, about 2 kms from campus.

Medicines and Dispensaries

There are a lot of medical stores and dispensaries available in the Chota Tengra region near Hotel Park, which is about 2 kms from the IIT Campus. These stores are capable of providing medicines and pharmaceuticals 24x7 (call-bell services are present here, i.e. even if the store is closed, one can ring the bell outside the store and wake up the chemist after which he/she will fetch you the required medicines). The typical opening hours of these stores are 8 AM – 10 PM. These are as follows:

1. Dandapat Medicals – available at +91 3222 257440. Also, capable of conducting basic medical tests like X-Ray, Blood tests, etc.

2. Chaulya Medicals – available at +91 3222 221973. Also, capable of conducting basic medical tests like X-Ray, Blood tests, etc.

3. Sudha Medicals – available at +91 3222 221885. Also, capable of conducting basic medical tests like X-Ray, Blood tests, etc.

4. Giri Medicals – available at +91 9434033495.

5. Dhanvantari Medicals.

6. Tech Market has 2 medical stores, open during the normal working hours of Tech market, one of which is also open on Mondays (call-bell services not present).

Ambulance Services

1. Sanjoy Emergency Services - available at +91 9332282763. Provides 24x7 ambulance services with assistance.

2. Malancha Ambulance – available at +91 9474969600. Ambulance is well-equipped, but no assistance is provided.

3. Emergency Ambulance Services – available at +919932737099, + 919434194350.

4. Midnapore Scan Center (Keranitola, Midnapore) – available at +91 3222 266610, +91 3222 267398. This place provides 24x7 ambulance services, and also has facilities for performing common medical tests like Pathology, X-Ray, ECG, etc.

5. 24 hrs Ambulance Pariseva (Balaji Mandir Unnayan Samiti) – available at +91 3222 252932, +91 9434416749.

6. Ambulance (Municipality Hospital) – available at local number +91 3222 283241. Available 24x7.

7. Spandan Diagnostic Centre – available at +91 3222 257940 (Gole Bazar), +91 3222 221080 (Chota Tengra). This institute also provides 24x7 ambulance services and houses all common medical test facilities at its main branch in Rabindranagar, Paschim Medinipur (number : +91 3222 263716, 275475; email ID : kgp_spandan@sancharnet.in).

8. Seven Star Club – available at +91 9434218535, +91 9434243542, +91 9434243543. The ambulances are small in size to lay down a person properly (Omni Vans are provided).

Its time to be part of the solution not problem

We may grumble about the state of affairs at the BC Roy Technology Hospital, but it would be relieving and useful for all of us to know that emergency services, basic medical facilities and good doctors are available within minutes from the IIT Kharagpur campus. These people charge mediocre amounts (within Rs 200/- per consultation) for their services and provide an assured and better quality of treatment than what we face at IIT Kharagpur. Moreover, the UNI-CARE insurance policy that we avail through our institute allows us to get all our medical bills reimbursed, too. So, we can actually get better medical services free of cost without having to depend on the BC Roy Technology Hospital.

In a couple of hours of searching, we were able to come up with a list of medical services available in and around Kharagpur (within walking distance of Hotel Park), the details of which are provided in above of the posts.

Important Note:

Please REFRAIN FROM GOING TO THE KHARAGPUR S.D. (sub-divisional) HOSPITAL. It is worse than the B C Roy Hospital in terms of its performance.

People (professors, staff, students) are also encouraged to provide more information about individual specialists and hospitals available in areas like Prem Bazar, DVC and Malancha and update the information provided above if incorrect/incomplete. Hopefully, this information will serve as an interim solution till things within our campus improve. Also, please share this blog as many people in Kharagpur you know.

Disclaimer: As of now the credibility and quality of these doctors can not be guaranteed. Efforts are on to obtain reports of their reliability from professors and locals in campus. Any suggestions to this end are entirely welcome.