Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar

Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar also known as Dr. Vidyasagar Government Mental Hospital is public mental health institution and hospital run by Government of Punjab, located at circular road, Amritsar, Punjab.[1][2][3] It serves the mental health patients from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and other neighboring states.[4][5][6][7][8] Dr Savinder Singh is current in-charge of the Dr. Vidya Sagar Institute of Mental Health.[9]

Institute of Mental Health (Government Mental Hospital)
Government of Punjab
Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar
Geography
LocationAmritsar, Punjab, India
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeSpeciality
Affiliated universityPunjab Health Systems Corporation
Services
Emergency departmentyes
Beds450
History
Opened1900
Links
Websiteimhamritsar.org

History

Established originally at Lahore in 1900, shifted at Amritsar in 1947 after Partition of Punjab when non-Muslim patients were transferred here. Punjab police has duty of shifting mentally ill patients roaming on roads to the institute.[10] In 2008, 100 acres of lawns land of hospital was transferred to Taj Swarna hotel in Trilium Mall.[11][12]

Shaheed Madan Lal Dhingra Memorial School of Nursing

School of Nursing at Dr. Vidyasagar Government Mental Hospital provides General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) and BSc Nursing courses[13] with hostel facilities.[14]

Notable people
  • Dr. Vidya Sagar, in 1957, improved the hospital with some changes.[15]
  • Dr. B L Goel, Hospital Director in early 2000s[16][17][18]

See also

References
  1. "Mental Health Hospitals". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  2. Service, Tribune News. "Jan Aushadhi at mental health institute soon". The Tribune. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  3. Kumar, Vinod. "No mental health rules, Punjab waits for Centre to issue classification of institutions". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  4. VINAYAK, RAMESH. "Psychiatrist turns run-down mental hospital in Amritsar into institute of repute". India Today. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  5. "Prof. Davinderpal Singh Bhullar referred to Hospital of Mental Health". Sikh24.com. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  6. "Missing in Hardoi, Found in Lahore - Indian Express". Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  7. "Tale of an undertrial". Frontline. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  8. "17 years on,Bengal man unites with wife in Amritsar hospital". The Indian Express. 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  9. Gill, Manmeet Singh. "Dr Burnout". The Tribune. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  10. "Police fail to shift mentally challenged to hospital". The Tribune. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  11. Yadav, Anumeha. "Punjab's biggest challenges: Not Khalistan but political corruption, static agriculture and drugs". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  12. "Five star hotel to come up on mental asylum land". The Financial Express. 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  13. Service, Tribune News. "675 appear for GNM counselling". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  14. Jaiswar, PK. "4 boys intrude into girls' hostel". The Tribune. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  15. "How community mental health can be the answer to India's growing mental health crisis". Firstpost. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  16. "Mentally challenged women beaten up in Amritsar hospital". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  17. "Woman patient of a Punjab mental hospital molested". Zee News. 2006-04-11. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  18. Rana, Yudhvir. "Sentence proves trying for mentally ill convict". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-01-13.

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